Danish soldier killed in southern Afghanistan

  • 12/15/2022
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COPENHAGEN, September 19, SPA -- A Danish soldier was killed and another injured after they came under fire during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Danish military said Saturday. Kim Grunberger of The Army Operational Command said thetroops were patrolling on foot in Afghanistan's Helmandprovince when they came under attack from insurgents, according to a report of The Associated Press. The wounded soldier was flown to a field hospital fortreatment. Denmark has now lost 25 soldiers in Afghanistan since itjoined the U.S.-led coalition in 2002. The Nordic country has about 700 troops serving in theNATO force in Afghanistan. Most of them are based in the southern Helmand province. Separately, the Hungarian defense ministry said a suicideattacker drove a vehicle into a Hungarian convoy onSaturday morning in the northern city of Pul-e-Khumri. The vehicle exploded beside the convoy. There were nocasualties in the convoy but one military vehicle wasdamaged. The bomber was killed. The Hungarians, who are part of a reconstruction unit,were able to return to their camp safely. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/701432

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