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Title: Death toll of troops in Afghanistan reaches 204
Source: The Guardian
URL Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/a ... th-toll-troops-afghanistan-204
Published: Aug 17, 2009
Author: Peter Walker and Jon Boone in Kabul
Post Date: 2009-08-18 21:40:38 by rack42
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67 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year A total of 67 soldiers of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a number much higher than last year, have been killed this year in volatile Afghanistan, an ISAF spokesman said Wednesday. Among the deaths 56 were killed in action and 11 others died of non-combat action like traffic accidents, Maj. Luke Knittig told a press conference. Due to rising Taliban-linked insurgency, Afghanistan has plunged into the worst spate of bloodshed this year since the collapse of the Taliban regime in late 2001. About 150 foreign troops including those from the U.S.-led coalition forces have been killed in Afghanistan this year, up from about 80 last year, the majority of whom belonged to coalition forces. The 32,000-strong ISAF has suffered much more fatalities since it took command in volatile southern and eastern regions, which are hotbeds of Taliban and other militants, in July and October from coalition troops. Before that, ISAF had been keeping security in the relatively calm central, eastern and northern regions in this country. A NATO spokesman Mark Laity said at the press conference that 261 people had been killed by suicide bombings this year in Afghanistan until last weekend. Among them were 47 Afghan security personnel, 18 ISAF soldiers, and 196 civilians, he said, adding the civilian deaths accounted for 75 percent of the total fatalities. Source: Xinhua

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67 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year

A total of 67 soldiers of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a number much higher than last year, have been killed this year in volatile Afghanistan, an ISAF spokesman said Wednesday.

Among the deaths 56 were killed in action and 11 others died of non-combat action like traffic accidents, Maj. Luke Knittig told a press conference.

Due to rising Taliban-linked insurgency, Afghanistan has plunged into the worst spate of bloodshed this year since the collapse of the Taliban regime in late 2001.

About 150 foreign troops including those from the U.S.-led coalition forces have been killed in Afghanistan this year, up from about 80 last year, the majority of whom belonged to coalition forces.

The 32,000-strong ISAF has suffered much more fatalities since it took command in volatile southern and eastern regions, which are hotbeds of Taliban and other militants, in July and October from coalition troops.

Before that, ISAF had been keeping security in the relatively calm central, eastern and northern regions in this country.

A NATO spokesman Mark Laity said at the press conference that 261 people had been killed by suicide bombings this year in Afghanistan until last weekend.

Among them were 47 Afghan security personnel, 18 ISAF soldiers, and 196 civilians, he said, adding the civilian deaths accounted for 75 percent of the total fatalities.

Source: Xinhua

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rack42  posted on  2009-08-18   21:43:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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The death toll of British service personnel in Afghanistan has risen to 204, the Ministry of Defence said yesterday, just hours after Gordon Brown spoke of a "day of mourning" as the milestone figure of 200 was reached.

The 201st casualty was a soldier from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, who died on Saturday from injuries sustained when a bomb exploded during a foot patrol near Sangin, in the southern province of Helmand.

Last night the MoD said three more British soldiers from 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers had been killed, bringing the total deaths to 204. They were killed in an explosion while on patrol near Sangin, yesterday morning.

Lieutenant Colonel Nick Richardson, spokesman for Task Force Helmand, said: "Each and every death is a tragedy and the whole of Task Force Helmand feels the weight of such great loss. Words mean very little in such an extremely sad situation, but our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of these brave soldiers. We share their pain and mourn the loss of these true British heroes."

Earlier, the MoD had announced the 200th death, a member of 2nd Battalion, the Royal Welsh, who died at the Selly Oak military hospital in Birmingham from wounds suffered two days before during a vehicle patrol in Helmand.

The deaths take to 67 the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan this year alone, half of them in July and August, as insurgents plant more and increasingly sophisticated roadside bombs.

This switch by the Taliban away from more frequent direct contact with troops has focused attention on the human cost of the war.

According to a poll commissioned by Sky News, only 13% of Britons believe it is "very clear" why British troops are in Afghanistan, while 67% think they should leave the country.

Brown said the campaign, which began at the end of 2001, was necessary to lessen the threat facing the UK. "Three-quarters of the terrorist plots that hit Britain derive from the mountain areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and it is to make Britain safe and the rest of the world safe that we must make sure we honour our commitment to maintain a stable Afghanistan," he said.

The defence secretary, Bob Ainsworth, argued that the presidential elections this month were vital to see "the germ of Afghan democracy continue to grow".

"It's not western-style democracy and it won't be for a very long time, but we need this election to continue to move forward governance and Afghan democracy," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

The Tory leader, David Cameron, said: "The deaths of three more British soldiers today mark a harsh weekend for our Forces in Helmand and for their loved ones here at home … The latest deaths are yet another reminder of the debt we owe to our armed forces."

The Taliban are expected to increase attacks as the election date approaches.

Seven people were killed and dozens injured on Saturday in a suspected Taliban suicide attack outside Nato headquarters in Kabul. However, the country's intelligence chief confirmed that the government had struck deals with some Taliban commanders to allow voting to go ahead, as revealed by the Guardian last week.

Amrullah Saleh, the head Afghanistan's intelligence service, said some insurgent leaders had agreed not attack voters or polling stations. He said money had been paid. The defence minister, Abdul Rahim Wardak, also announced that Afghan government forces would observe a ceasefire on Thursday.

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rack42  posted on  2009-08-18   21:46:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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