Road side bomb kills U.S. soldier in Afghanistan
August 5, 2005
KABUL (Reuters) – An American soldier was killed by a road
side bomb in Afghanistan, where militants have increased their
attacks ahead of next month’s parliamentary polls, the U.S.
military said on Friday.
One other member of the military and an Afghan national
army soldier were wounded after the bomb hit their vehicle on
Thursday in southeastern Paktika.
At least 37 U.S. soldiers have died in Afghanistan this
year — the bloodiest period for Washington since they helped
overthrow the Taliban in 2001.
Hundreds of other people, mostly militants have also died
in the Taliban-inspired insurgency that has gripped parts of
southern and eastern Afghanistan too.
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