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Italian soldier killed in Afghan war
Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:37AM GMT
PressTV - Italian soldier killed in Afghan war
An Italian solider has been killed and several others left wounded in an attack in northwestern Afghanistan, amid increasing violence in the war-stricken country.
The soldier came under attack during a joint patrol with Afghan forces in the Murghab valley in the northwestern Badghis province on Monday, AFP quoted the Italian military as saying.
According to the report, two soldiers were also injured in the assault, one of them seriously.
The assault brought the number of the slain Italian soldiers to 41 since the beginning of the deployment of Italian troops in Afghanistan in 2003.
Italy has some 4,200 troops in war-torn Afghanistan, mostly based in the areas of the capital Kabul and Herat.
The increasing number of troops casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war.
According to official figures, at least 2,607 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
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Mon Jul 25, 2011 8:37AM GMT
PressTV - Italian soldier killed in Afghan war
An Italian solider has been killed and several others left wounded in an attack in northwestern Afghanistan, amid increasing violence in the war-stricken country.
The soldier came under attack during a joint patrol with Afghan forces in the Murghab valley in the northwestern Badghis province on Monday, AFP quoted the Italian military as saying.
According to the report, two soldiers were also injured in the assault, one of them seriously.
The assault brought the number of the slain Italian soldiers to 41 since the beginning of the deployment of Italian troops in Afghanistan in 2003.
Italy has some 4,200 troops in war-torn Afghanistan, mostly based in the areas of the capital Kabul and Herat.
The increasing number of troops casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war.
According to official figures, at least 2,607 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
AO/HJL/HRF