Sunday, July 8, 2012

A Bad Day For NATO Forces In Afghanistan

U.S. Army paratroopers provide cover fire as a fellow paratrooper runs to join them during a firefight near Muqor in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, June 30, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

Roadside Bomb Reportedly Kills 6 NATO Members In Afghanistan -- FOX News

A roadside bomb killed six NATO servicemen in Afghanistan Sunday, according to coalition statements, bringing up the number of troop deaths over the weekend to eight, Reuters reports.

According to a senior US official, all 6 NATO forces killed in Eastern Afghanistan were American.

Afghan and NATO authorities said Sunday that additional roadside bombs and insurgent attacks killed at least 16 Afghan civilians, five policemen and two other NATO members in southern Afghanistan where militants are trying to reclaim territory.

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More News On Today's NATO Casualties In Afghanistan

6 US soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan -- MSNBC
Afghanistan: US Nato soldiers killed by roadside bomb -- BBC
Six Nato troops killed in Afghanistan blast -- The Guardian
Bomb kills 6 U.S. troops in Afghanistan -- UPI
6 American troops killed in Afghanistan IED attack -- CNN
Six U.S. Troops Killed in Eastern Afghanistan Blast -- ABC News
Seven NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan -- Daily Times
8 Nato soldiers dead in Afghan attacks -- The Nation (Pakistan)

WNU Editor: Scores of Afghan citizens and security forces were also killed today.

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