NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

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Source: AFP

KABUL, April 16, 2008 (AFP) - Two NATO soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the force said, as violence continued unabated in the restive region.

In a separate incident, one Afghan policeman and five Taliban rebels including a local commander were killed in a clash in Zabul province, police said.

The latest casualties come three days after two British soldiers serving with NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died in an explosion in volatile Kandahar province.

"Two ISAF soldiers were killed and two were wounded during an explosion in southern Afghanistan early this morning," the NATO-led force said in a statement.



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2. Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: military

Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: military Thu Apr 17, 2:22 AM ET



KABUL (AFP) - A new US Marine force that began deploying in Afghanistan last month said Thursday it had suffered the first casualties since it began operations in country, losing two soldiers in a bomb blast.

The 2,300-strong US Marine Expeditionary Unit confirmed that two soldiers, whose deaths were announced on Wednesday by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), belonged to the unit.

"We lost two Marines on the 16th of April early in the morning in Kandahar," a spokeswomen for the newly deployed force, captain Kelly Frushour, told AFP, referring to southern Kandahar province.

The soldiers were attached to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which began operations in southern Afghanistan on April 10.

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