Friday, April 16, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- April 16, 2010

An Afghan fire-fighter washes the site of a blast in Kandahar April 15, 2010. A huge explosion took place in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan late Thursday, killing at least 11 people and injuring 18 others. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Four German Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan's North -- L.A. Times

Five troops are injured during an attack on an armored vehicle, German defense officials say. The deaths are expected to fan antiwar sentiment in an important European ally.

Four German troops were killed Thursday in fighting in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province, a one-day toll that is likely to stoke further antiwar sentiment in an important European ally.

Though NATO spokesmen would not release details of the deaths, German defense officials said the four soldiers were killed in fighting that broke out after a German armored vehicle was attacked. Five German soldiers were wounded in the clash.

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More News On Afghanistan

Four German soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
NATO: 4 service members die in north Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Insurgents Kill 4 German Soldiers in Northern Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Guttenberg to return from Afghanistan with wounded soldiers -- Deutsche Welle
Germany's Dangerous Afghanistan Strategy -- Spiegel Online

Afghanistan war: Kandahar hit by two car bombs -- Christian Science Monitor
At least 16 hurt in Kandahar bombing -- CNN
British security staff feared dead after suicide car bombs blast Taleban capital -- Times Online
Huge explosion rocks Kandahar in S. Afghanistan, killing at least 11 -- Xinhuanet
British workers feared dead in Afghanistan blast -- The Guardian
Bombs hit in Afghanistan's Kandahar -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Fears for 7 Britons in Afghanistan suicide bombing -- Mirror.co.uk
Afghan suicide attack targets foreigners -- The Telegraph
Taliban Seen Behind 2 Car Bomb Attacks in Downtown Kandahar -- New York Times

Five UN staff missing in Afghanistan: official -- AFP
U.N. says five Afghan staff missing -- Washington Post/Reuters

NATO strikes killing more Afghan civilians -- USA Today
Outside View: Making civil-military operations work in Afghanistan -- UPI
US backtracks on Kandahar shuras -- Asia Times
Petraeus Says Commando Raids on Afghan Taliban Leaders Rising -- Business Week/Bloomberg

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