3 NATO Soldiers, 5 Afghani Policemen Killed in War Attacks, June 13, 2010

3 NATO Soldiers, 5 Afghani Policemen Killed in War Attacks

June 13, 2010

Editor's Note:

The pro-Taliban website, alemarah, is still offline, which makes the following news stories representing only the NATO side of the conflict.

5 Afghan police, 2 NATO officials killed in blasts

Sunday, June 13, 2010

The Daily Times, Pakistan, KABUL:

At least five Afghan policemen and two NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) servicemen died on Saturday in separate roadside bomb blasts in Kandahar and Ghazni provinces of Afghanistan.

Kandahar police chief General Sardar Mohammad Zazay said that the policemen were riding in a vehicle that struck a bomb in Khakrez district of Kandahar province. The international forces are ramping up security to bolster the government and curb criminal and insurgent activity in the province.

The NATO said an American serviceman died in a roadside bomb attack in northern Afghanistan, and another coalition soldier was killed in an explosion in the east. The Defence Ministry of Poland confirmed that one Polish soldier was killed and eight other soldiers were wounded in the incident, about 12 kilometres from their base in Ghazni.

So far this month, 38 coalition troops have been killed in Afghanistan, including 27 Americans. On Friday, Taliban fighters killed four Afghan construction workers as they were returning home from work. The Ministry of Interior said the workers were shot in Mata Khan district of Paktika province. The policemen who were patrolling the area recovered their bodies.

General Zazay said that more victims have died from a suicide attack on a wedding in southern Afghanistan, raising the toll from the blast to 50 dead. He said more people have died in the hospital since Wednesday evening attack on a wedding party, which relatives said was attended by members of anti-Taliban militia. agencies

British soldier killed in Afghanistan blast

Sat Jun 12, 2010, 3:55 pm ET

LONDON (AFP) –

A British soldier was killed Saturday by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said.

The death brings to 295 the number of British troops killed since operations in Afghanistan began in October 2001. Of these, at least 261 were killed as a result of hostile action.

The soldier, from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, was killed in the Nahr-e Saraj district of the troubled Helmand Province following a security patrol.

"He was part of a team that was improving the security around one of the military check points when he was struck by an explosion, said Task Force Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel James Carr-Smith.

"Selfless to the end, he will be missed by his many friends."

Next of kin have been informed.

He is the sixth British soldier killed this month, three of whom were from 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment.

Britain has around 9,500 troops in Afghanistan, largely battling Taliban (fighters resisting NATO forces) in Helmand, making it the second largest contributor to the NATO force in Afghanistan.

The new coalition government, which took office a month ago, has put Afghanistan at the top of its foreign policy agenda.

Prime Minister David Cameron visited Afghanistan on Thursday and Friday, holding talks in Kabul with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and visiting troops at their main Camp Bastion base in Helmand.

He ruled out increasing troop commitment and called for quicker progress to bring troops home.

He was due to visit troops at Shahzad forward operating base in Helmand, but his Chinook helicopter was abruptly diverted after intelligence gathering suggested a threat, aides said.

Cameron briefed US President Barack Obama about his visit during a phone call Saturday in which the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the war.

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