Nato Soldier Killed in Southern Afghanistan
A soldier was killed and another two wounded when an explosive device struck a Nato patrol vehicle in southern Afghanistan, officials said today.
The blast, which killed the Nato soldier, whose nationality has not been disclosed, occurred in the volatile Panjwayi district of the southern Kandahar province on Monday, a Nato statement said.
The wounded soldiers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Another Nato spokesman said initially that the militants had fired a rocket-propelled grenade on the US-led coalition patrol in the area. It was not immediately clear what caused the discrepancy.
Although Nato has assumed control of military operations in Afghanistan, the US is leading a smaller coalition of a few thousand US and other troops to focus on counter-terrorism operations and the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
The blast, which killed the Nato soldier, whose nationality has not been disclosed, occurred in the volatile Panjwayi district of the southern Kandahar province on Monday, a Nato statement said.
The wounded soldiers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Another Nato spokesman said initially that the militants had fired a rocket-propelled grenade on the US-led coalition patrol in the area. It was not immediately clear what caused the discrepancy.
Although Nato has assumed control of military operations in Afghanistan, the US is leading a smaller coalition of a few thousand US and other troops to focus on counter-terrorism operations and the hunt for Osama bin Laden.
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