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Polish, German troops die in Afghan war
PressTV - Polish, German troops die in Afghan war
Thu Jun 2, 2011 2:21PM
Two servicemen with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed in two separate attacks in southeastern and northern Afghanistan.
Polish soldier Corporal Jaroslaw Mackowiak died and two other Polish soldiers were injured on Thursday morning, when unknown assailants fired anti-tank grenades and small arms at them when they were on patrol in Ghazni province, AFP reported.
The latest incident brings the death toll for Polish soldiers deployed in Afghanistan to 27. Poland currently has about 2,600 troops in the Central Asian country.
Meanwhile, A German soldier died early Thursday as the armored personnel carrier he was on board was struck by an improvised explosive device outside the city of Kunduz.
At least five other Germans were also injured in the blast with two of them in serious condition.
The latest death brings to 53 the number of German soldiers killed in Afghanistan since October 2001, when the US-led invasion of the country began.
At least 222 foreign troops have been killed in the war-ravaged Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, nonetheless, remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a total death toll of 711. The number eclipsed the previous record of 521, set in 2009.
MP/AKM
PressTV - Polish, German troops die in Afghan war
Thu Jun 2, 2011 2:21PM
Two servicemen with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) have been killed in two separate attacks in southeastern and northern Afghanistan.
Polish soldier Corporal Jaroslaw Mackowiak died and two other Polish soldiers were injured on Thursday morning, when unknown assailants fired anti-tank grenades and small arms at them when they were on patrol in Ghazni province, AFP reported.
The latest incident brings the death toll for Polish soldiers deployed in Afghanistan to 27. Poland currently has about 2,600 troops in the Central Asian country.
Meanwhile, A German soldier died early Thursday as the armored personnel carrier he was on board was struck by an improvised explosive device outside the city of Kunduz.
At least five other Germans were also injured in the blast with two of them in serious condition.
The latest death brings to 53 the number of German soldiers killed in Afghanistan since October 2001, when the US-led invasion of the country began.
At least 222 foreign troops have been killed in the war-ravaged Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, nonetheless, remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a total death toll of 711. The number eclipsed the previous record of 521, set in 2009.
MP/AKM