Sunday, August 22, 2010

Afghanistan War News Updates -- August 22, 2010

ZABUL ELDERS - Members of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team and U.S. Army soldiers meet with Afghan elders in a village near Combat Outpost Mizan in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon

2 US Troops Killed In Eastern Afghanistan; Former Mujahedeen Leader Killed by Roadside Bomb -- FOX News

KABUL, Afghanistan – KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two U.S. troops were killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, and a former guerrilla leader who battled Soviet invaders decades ago was killed by a roadside bomb in the country's north.

NATO gave no other further details about the U.S. casualties, which bring the number of international forces killed in Afghanistan this month to 40, including 26 Americans, according to a count by The Associated Press.

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More News On Afghanistan

2 US troops killed in eastern Afghanistan -- AP
Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan: NATO -- AFP
21 killed in series of Afghanistan attacks -- L.A. Times
25 die in Afghan clashes -- News 24
4 Taliban militants, 5 civilians killed in N. Afghanistan -- Newsy Stocks
Three key Taliban commanders killed in S Afghanistan -- Global Times
British Special Forces squad get Taliban sniper team -- Mirror.co.uk
Taliban snipers who killed ten British soldiers die in air strike -- The Daily Mail
Taliban Intensify Attacks Against Afghan Police -- New York Times
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 22 -- Reuters

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