Three New Zealand soldiers killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Associated Press
guardian.co.uk, Monday 20 August 2012 00.57 BST

Three New Zealand soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in central Afghanistan.

The soldiers were travelling in a vehicle on Sunday in Bamiyan province, a once comparatively stable part of the country where there has recently been an increase in violence. Two New Zealand soldiers were killed in the same area during a firefight with insurgents earlier this month.

New Zealand has stationed a small group of 145 soldiers in Afghanistan since 2003, a contingent it plans to withdraw by the end of next year. Ten New Zealand soldiers have now died during the conflict.

John Key, New Zealand's prime minister, said that the deaths "underscore the gravity" of the situation the soldiers face in Afghanistan each day, adding that he would release further details of the incident later on Monday.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/20/new-zealand-soldiers-killed-afghanistan

[MichiganVote]

1. Those poor families...who will trust US again after this Bush screw up

[Skittles]

2. bush has been gone for a while

this is now the fault of two presidents

[MichiganVote]

3. No, this is the fault of one foolhardy president and dozens of military commanders

who are paid a hell of a lot more than the guys that are dead.

[Skittles]

4. WTF

OK keep your head in the sand