Second NATO soldier killed in fight for Taliban town: ISAF

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Source: AFP

KABUL (AFP) - A second NATO soldier was killed Sunday as Afghan and international troops advanced on Musa Qala in a major operation to remove Taliban rebels who seized the southern town 10 months ago, defence forces said.

Some of the thousands of soldiers involved in the operation launched Friday had come within two kilometres (one mile) of the town, progressing through the night and closing in from the north, the Afghan defence force said.

An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier taking part in the campaign was killed and another injured when their vehicle hit a mine in the area, ISAF said.

The 38-nation alliance force did not give the soldiers' nationalities but a spokesman, Brigadier General Carlos Branco, said they were not from Britain, which is playing a key role as ISAF's lead nation in Helmand province.



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1. So, six years on, the Taliban is still alive and fighting in Afghanistan?

That seems to be the reality here.