Saturday, February 11, 2012
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Six Nato soldiers killed in Afghanistan
KABUL (AFP) - NATO reported Friday the deaths of two more troops in a major offensive in southern Afghanistan, bringing to six the total killed in one days fighting.
The nationalities of the two soldiers were not given, according to policy, in a brief statement by NATOs International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Two ISAF service members died yesterday during Operation Mushtarak in southern Afghanistan, it said, referring to a showcase offensive in a poppy-growing region of Helmand province that began a week ago. One service member was killed by small-arms fire and another died following a separate small-arms fire incident, it said.
An ISAF spokesman, Sergeant Jeff Loftin, confirmed the total number of NATO solders killed on Thursday was six.
The nationalities of the two soldiers were not given, according to policy, in a brief statement by NATOs International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Two ISAF service members died yesterday during Operation Mushtarak in southern Afghanistan, it said, referring to a showcase offensive in a poppy-growing region of Helmand province that began a week ago. One service member was killed by small-arms fire and another died following a separate small-arms fire incident, it said.
An ISAF spokesman, Sergeant Jeff Loftin, confirmed the total number of NATO solders killed on Thursday was six.
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