Friday, February 19, 2010
KABUL: NATO reported Friday the deaths of two more troops in a major offensive in southern Afghanistan, bringing to six the total killed in one day's fighting.
The nationalities of the two soldiers were not given, according to policy, in a brief statement by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
"Two ISAF service members died yesterday during Operation Mushtarak in southern Afghanistan," it said, referring to a showcase offensive in a poppy-growing region of Helmand province that began a week ago.
"One service member was killed by small-arms fire and another died following a separate small-arms fire incident," it said.
An ISAF spokesman, Sergeant Jeff Loftin, confirmed the total number of NATO solders killed on Thursday was six. ISAF reported late Thursday the deaths of four foreign soldiers during the day -- three by mines, huge numbers of which have been planted by the insurgents in the target area, and one by gunfire.
KABUL: NATO reported Friday the deaths of two more troops in a major offensive in southern Afghanistan, bringing to six the total killed in one day's fighting.
The nationalities of the two soldiers were not given, according to policy, in a brief statement by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
"Two ISAF service members died yesterday during Operation Mushtarak in southern Afghanistan," it said, referring to a showcase offensive in a poppy-growing region of Helmand province that began a week ago.
"One service member was killed by small-arms fire and another died following a separate small-arms fire incident," it said.
An ISAF spokesman, Sergeant Jeff Loftin, confirmed the total number of NATO solders killed on Thursday was six. ISAF reported late Thursday the deaths of four foreign soldiers during the day -- three by mines, huge numbers of which have been planted by the insurgents in the target area, and one by gunfire.
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