Three NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan blast
Updated Wed. Jun. 20 2007 8:20 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff
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Three NATO soldiers have been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
They were travelling in a vehicle when it was struck by an improvised explosive device, according to alliance officials cited by The Associated Press.
The nationalities of the three killed soldiers have not yet been released, pending notification of next of kin.
In other violence, officials said earlier Wednesday that gunmen fired on people praying in a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, killing three.
The attack took place in Ismail Kheil, a village in Khost province. Two armed men entered the mosque, opening fire and killing three and wounding a fourth, according to Wazir Pacha, a Zabul province police chief who spoke to AP.
The attackers fled the scene and police are still unsure of the motive for the shooting.
In another attack, militants ambushed a United Nations convoy on the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar. The strike left two Afghan guards dead, and a third wounded. Two UN vehicles were damaged in the attack, Jailani Khan, a highway police chief for Zabul told AP.
And in the southern Kandahar province, Afghan police clashed with militants, retaking control of Miya Nishin district. One day earlier, militants overran the district. But just hours after police re-established control on Wednesday, the insurgents once again took over the district, said Esmatullah Alizai, a provincial police officer.
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Updated Wed. Jun. 20 2007 8:20 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff
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Three NATO soldiers have been killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
They were travelling in a vehicle when it was struck by an improvised explosive device, according to alliance officials cited by The Associated Press.
The nationalities of the three killed soldiers have not yet been released, pending notification of next of kin.
In other violence, officials said earlier Wednesday that gunmen fired on people praying in a mosque in eastern Afghanistan, killing three.
The attack took place in Ismail Kheil, a village in Khost province. Two armed men entered the mosque, opening fire and killing three and wounding a fourth, according to Wazir Pacha, a Zabul province police chief who spoke to AP.
The attackers fled the scene and police are still unsure of the motive for the shooting.
In another attack, militants ambushed a United Nations convoy on the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar. The strike left two Afghan guards dead, and a third wounded. Two UN vehicles were damaged in the attack, Jailani Khan, a highway police chief for Zabul told AP.
And in the southern Kandahar province, Afghan police clashed with militants, retaking control of Miya Nishin district. One day earlier, militants overran the district. But just hours after police re-established control on Wednesday, the insurgents once again took over the district, said Esmatullah Alizai, a provincial police officer.
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My condolences to all of thier friends and families.
