Coalition soldier killed in battle in Afghanistan

Source: Associated Press

Coalition soldier killed in battle in Afghanistan

The Associated Press
Published: May 9, 2007

KABUL, Afghanistan: A soldier from the U.S.-led coalition was killed
during a battle between suspected Taliban militants and coalition
forces in a volatile southern region of Afghanistan, the coalition
said.

The battle in the town of Sangin in Helmand province took place
Tuesday evening, the U.S. military said in a statement. The military
did not release the soldier's nationality. Most soldiers in the
coalition are American, but it also includes special forces units
from other nations.

Sangin, a militant hotbed in the heart of Afghanistan's biggest opium
poppy region, has been the site of heavy fighting in recent weeks.

The soldier's death brings to 48 the number of NATO or coalition
soldiers who have died in Afghanistan this year.


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