AFP: Attacks kill NATO soldiers, over a dozen Afghans

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Attacks kill NATO soldiers, over a dozen Afghans
By Nasrat Shoaib (AFP) – 1 day ago

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Three NATO soldiers, at least a dozen Afghan security guards and several civilians were killed in a wave of violence across Afghanistan, authorities said Friday.

Two of the soldiers were killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Friday and a third -- an American -- died in a similar attack on Thursday, the military announced.

The nationalities of Friday's casualties were not disclosed but a NATO spokesman denied that they were Americans.

NATO's mission in Afghanistan does not disclose the nationalities of its casualties, leaving it for their relevant countries to do so.

The deaths brings to 441 the number of foreign soldiers killed in the Afghan war so far this year. The total for 2009 was 520, according to an AFP count based on a tally kept by icasualties.org.



unhappycamper comment: To date one thousand two hundred thirty four American soldiers have been killed in the occupation of Afghanistan --> http://icasualties.org/