KABUL, Afghanistan – Two NATO service members were killed in
southern Afghanistan where fighting has picked up since the Taliban
launched a spring offensive against Afghan and international troops
last month.
The U.S.-led coalition said both
service members were killed in separate insurgent attacks Friday in the
south. The coalition did not disclose further details of the deaths or
the troops' nationalities. The statements on the latest fatalities were
released late Friday and Saturday.
More than 200 NATO troops have died so far this year in Afghanistan.
In
a separate development, the governor's office in southwest Helmand
province said that police forces killed three insurgents who attacked a
checkpoint Friday in the Marjah district. It said another heavily-armed
insurgent was killed the same day when he failed to stop at another
checkpoint.
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KABUL,
Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S.-led coalition says two NATO service members
have been killed in southern Afghanistan where fighting has picked up
since the Taliban launched a spring offensive against Afghan and
international troops last month.
NATO says both service members were killed in separate insurgent attacks on Friday in the south.
The
coalition did not disclose further details of the deaths or the
nationalities of the troops. The statements on the latest fatalities
were released late Friday and Saturday.
More than 200 NATO troops have died so far this year in Afghanistan. AP
