2 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan

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Source: AP

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The son of the Netherlands' top military officer was killed early Friday by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, the day after his father assumed command of the Dutch armed forces, the Defense Ministry said.

Lt. Dennis van Uhm, 23, was among two NATO soldiers killed and two wounded in the explosion in Uruzgan province, said spokesman Lt. Gen. Freek Meulman. The second fatality was not fully identified. All the casualties were Dutch.

The soldiers' vehicle was returning to base after a large reconnaissance mission in the area, where they face Taliban insurgents, the military said.

"There is no reason to believe that the roadside bomb attack was directed at Lt. Van Uhm," said Meulman.




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