2 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan

  • 12/15/2022
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KABUL, Aug 12, SPA _ Two NATO soldiers were killed inseparate incidents in southern and eastern Afghanistan,while several suspected Taliban were killed when theyattacked a U.S. military base for the third time in a week,officials said. One NATO soldier was killed and several others wounded,including an Afghan Army soldier, in an attack Saturday inthe south, NATO's International Security Assistance Forcesaid in a statement Sunday. Another NATO soldier was killed and two were wounded whena roadside bomb struck their vehicle during a patrolSaturday in eastern Afghanistan, ISAF said. Separately in southern Uruzgan province, Taliban militantsattacked a U.S. military base Saturday evening for thethird time this week in what the U.S.-led coalition saidmight be a rehearsal for a future attempt to overrun theoutpost. «Several» suspected Taliban were killed Saturday eveningin the latest attack on Firebase Anaconda, in addition tofour that were killed in an earlier attack on the baseSaturday, the coalition was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/474468

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