Roadside bombing kills 3 US soldiers in w. Afghanistan
23/10/2008 16:21
A roadside bombing yesterday killed three soldiers with the US-led
Coalition forces and wounded another in western Afghanistan, said a Coalition
statement received in Kabul today.
"The incident took place at about 8 p.m.
local time (1530 GMT) when a Coalition vehicle struck an IED (improvised
explosive device) killing three Coalition service members and wounding one in
western Afghanistan," the statement said.
It added that Coalition personnel
secured the scene, and the incident was under investigation.
No groups or
individuals have yet to claim responsibility while Taliban insurgents recently
have vowed to intensified assaults against interests of Afghan government and
international troops before the coming winter.
Spiraling conflicts and
Taliban-linked insurgency have left more than 4,700 people with 142 US soldiers
so far this year in Afghanistan.
Xinhua
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