Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 4, 2010

CONVOY COVER - U.S. Army soldiers provide security as a convoy passes through a valley in southern Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 29, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. De'Yonte Mosley

Third NATO Troop Killed In Afghanistan n 24 Hours -- AFP

KABUL — A third NATO soldier was killed in 24 hours in southern Afghanistan when a bomb exploded, the military said Tuesday.

The US-led International Security Assistance Force announced the death after British defence officials said two British soldiers from the same regiment were killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday in separate incidents.

It did not reveal the third soldier's nationality, in line with ISAF policy.

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More News On Afghanistan

Two UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- BBC
Two soldiers in same regiment die in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
Two soldiers from same regiment killed in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Death of two soldiers in Aghanistan takes British casualties total to 284 -- The Guardian
Canadian killed by IED in Afghanistan -- CBC
Another Canadian soldier killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan -- Toronto Star
FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan -- Reuters Alertnet
Afghan, NATO operation kills 5 militants -- AP
Skirmishes Kill 17, Wound 22 in E. Afghanistan over 2 Days -- CRIEnglish
U.S. scraps assault due to weak Afghan partnership -- Reuters
Afghanistan says civilian deaths are rising -- CTV
New NATO idea to avoid killing innocent Afghans -- AP
Pentagon map belies Taliban's sphere -- Asia Times
U.S. to Send Trainers to Afghanistan as Stopgap -- New York Times
Marines now filling in as NATO trainers -- Marine Times
Book: Obama dressed down Pentagon brass over campaign to send more troops to Afghanistan -- L.A. Times/AP
West's cover-ups belie its Afghan strategy -- Fouad Pervez, Asia Times
The grim reality in Afghanistan: Five months into our new strategy, things are looking bleak -- Michael Cohen, New York Daily News
The Way Out Of Afghanistan -- New York Times editorial