Iran Military Forum

Three US-led  troops die in Afghan war
Fri Aug 20, 2010 1:42PM

More than 440 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2010.
Three US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan where the foreign presence is experiencing one of its deadliest years since the 2001 invasion.


NATO said in a statement that an improvised bomb attack killed two of the soldiers in the country's volatile south on Friday.

The US-led military alliance, however, did not disclose the nationality of the soldiers and the exact location of the incident.

The US military, meanwhile, announced that an American soldier was killed in a similar incident on Thursday in the same region.

The deaths also bring the number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year to 441.

According to official figures, so far more than 2,000 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan. Figures released by Afghanistan's Baakhtar news agency, however, put the death toll at almost 4,500.

Earlier on Friday, a raid by US forces in eastern Afghanistan left a civilian dead and another one injured.

Reports say a woman was shot dead in the raid on her house in Khost Province.

NATO says the operation was aimed at capturing a Taliban commander.

Civilian casualties have increased dramatically in Afghanistan this year.

A recent UN report says nearly 1,300 Afghan civilians lost their lives in the first half of 2010.

JR/MMN
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Four US-led  troops die in Afghanistan
Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:24PM

US-led soldiers have increasingly fallen victim to the Taliban militants.
At least four US-led soldiers have been killed in separate incidents across Afghanistan amid a surge in militant attacks against foreign forces.


The militants attacked a Hungarian convoy in the northwest near Mazar-e-Sharif overnight Monday.

Hungary's Defense Ministry has confirmed the attack and said it left one soldier dead and three others wounded.

One of the wounded soldiers has been reported in critical condition.

Another NATO soldier died in the country's volatile south, the US-led military alliance said without disclosing the nationality of the soldier or the exact location of the incident.

Meanwhile, two US soldiers have been killed in southeastern Paktia province.

They were killed in a Taliban ambush against a joint patrol unit of US-Afghan forces.

An Afghan official says the clashes erupted after the militants ambushed a joint patrol unit of US-Afghan forces in Paktia province.

Some 455 foreign troops, nearly half of them American, have been killed in Afghanistan this year alone.

The Taliban have been stepping up their attacks against US led troops across Afghanistan over the past four years.

According to official figures, more than 2,000 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. Figures released by Afghanistan's Baakhtar news agency, however, have put the estimated death toll at almost 4,500.

JR/MB
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Two US-led  troops killed in Afghanistan
Wed Aug 25, 2010 2:54PM

An exchange of fire between two US-led soldiers and an Afghan police trainee has left all three killed in northwestern Afghanistan's Badghis Province.


The soldiers were reportedly Spanish and their civilian interpreter has also been killed in the Wednesday incident, a Press TV correspondent reported.

In a statement released, NATO confirmed the incident but did not confirm the nationality of the deceased soldiers.

The US-led military alliance the Afghan officer opened fire first, prompting the soldiers to respond.

Thousands of Afghan protesters subsequently staged a rally outside a Spanish base in northwestern Afghanistan, after US-led soldiers killed an Afghan police officer.

Protesters set fire to parts of the base and were met by bullets from the foreign troops. At least 21 Afghan protesters were injured.

Meanwhile, the security situation is believed to have been deteriorating in Afghanistan with US-led forces being killed by Taliban militants on a near-daily basis.

According to official figures, more than 2,000 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the start of the war in 2001. Figures released by Afghanistan's Baakhtar news agency, however, put the death toll close to 4,500.

The increasing number of troop casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the continuation of the Afghan war.

JR/MMN
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Afghan war  kills 3 more US soldiers
Fri Aug 27, 2010 9:34AM

US-led soldiers in Afghanistan, file photo
NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has announced that three US soldiers have been killed in separate bomb attacks in eastern and southern Afghanistan.

ISAF said in a Friday press release that two service members died as a result of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) strikes in eastern Afghanistan. The alliance however did not announce the names of the victims.

Another American trooper lost his life when fell prey to a bomb explosion in the southern part of the war-battered country.

Roadside bombs are by far the most lethal weapon Taliban militants use against foreign troops, Afghan forces as well as civilians.

The latest deaths bring to 35 the number of fatalities among American soldiers in war-ravaged Afghanistan this month. July, nonetheless, remains the worst month for American military casualties with a death toll of 65. A total of 302 American soldiers have been killed in the Afghan war so far this year.

The US army has lost 1, 246 soldiers since October 2001 when Washington unleashed the US-led invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow Taliban militants. Thousands of civilians have died and many others sustained injuries in US-led operations in Afghanistan.

MP/MGH
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More US-led  troops die in Afghan war
Tue Aug 31, 2010 3:57PM

US-led troops patrol a village in Afghanistan.
At least six more US-led soldiers have lost their lives in separate incidents in the troubled eastern and southern areas of Afghanistan.

NATO issued a statement on Tuesday, announcing that four American soldiers were killed in a bombing attack in eastern parts of Afghanistan.

In a separate incident, a fifth US soldier died in a militant attack in southern Afghanistan.

The deaths bring the number of American troops killed in Afghanistan since Friday to 22.

Meanwhile, an Estonian soldier died of injuries sustained in a bomb attack in southern Helmand Province.

At least 485 US-led forces have lost their lives in Afghanistan so far this year.

The increasing number of troop casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the continuation of the Afghan war.

JR/CS/MMN
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Two US  soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Thu Sep 2, 2010 6:38AM

Two American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll of US troops killed in the Afghan war to 326 so far this year.

According to NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), two US soldiers died following separate militant attacks, one in the east Afghanistan, and the other in the south on Thursday.

The number of foreign troops killed in war-ravaged Afghanistan so far in 2010 stands at 493, close to the 2009 total of 521, AFP reported.

Despite the casualties, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said on Tuesday that deployments would reach 150,000 within days.

A new poll, released by Associated Press-GfK, indicates that a majority of Americans see no end in sight to the war and nearly six out of 10 oppose the nine-year-old conflict.

The issue will be a major headache in the US November mid-term elections, in which voters will be choosing one third of the Senate and the full House of Representatives.

Pundits say US President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party face an uphill battle, but Obama has expressed confidence that his party will retain control of both houses of Congress in the elections.

AGB/JM/HRF
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US-led  soldier killed in Afghanistan
Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:3AM

A US-led soldier in Afghanistan
Another US-led soldier has been killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, a NATO statement says.


NATO's International Security Assistance Force says the soldier was killed on Friday by "an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan."

The Saturday statement did not reveal the nationality of the soldier.

Friday's death brings to 510 the number of US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan so far this year.

According to official figures, more than 2,000 foreign soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.

Figures released by the Afghan Baakhtar news agency; however, put the death toll near 4,500.

The increasing number of troop casualties in Afghanistan has sparked widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the continuation of the Afghan war.

DB/MGH
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US-led  soldier killed in Afghanistan
Tue Oct 19, 2010 6:25AM

Another US-led soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says.


The soldier lost his life during "an insurgent attack," a NATO statement said on Tuesday without revealing the nationality of the trooper nor the exact location of the incident, AFP reported.

At least 594 US-led troops have been killed in the war-ravaged country so far this year.

The foreign soldiers' death toll in Afghanistan this year has reached the highest annual toll since the start of the US-led invasion of the country nearly nine years ago. A total of 521 soldiers lost their lives in 2009.

As casualties have risen in Afghanistan over the past few months, public opinion has begun turning against the war in the United States and other countries.

Also, hundreds of civilians have lost their lives in US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months, with Afghans becoming more and more outraged over the seemingly endless number of deadly assaults.

The situation is adding fuel to the fire of anti-US sentiment in Afghanistan and the rest of the Islamic world.

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