3 British Soldiers Killed, As Taliban Attacks Against NATO Occupation Forces Intensify

3 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan

www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-09 05:36:31

·Britain confirmed 3 British soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan. ·The death has brought the number of the soldiers killed in Afghanistan to 100. ·Currently Britain has over 7,800 soldiers based in Afghanistan.

LONDON, June 8 (Xinhua) --

British Defense Ministry confirmed on Sunday that three British soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, with two others injured.

The soldiers, from the 2nd Battalion Parachute Regiment, were on a foot patrol near their base in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, when they were struck by an explosion, the Defense Ministry said.

A medical emergency team was dispatched on a Chinook helicopter from Camp Bastion, and one soldier was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others died later of wounds sustained in the attack, the ministry said.

According to the Sky news, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup said he reflected on the most recent deaths with "both a sense of deep sadness and pride" as he asserted that the military effort was starting to achieve real change.

"Every one of those deaths is a tragedy. Nothing can ever compensate for the loss felt by their loved ones and to them all Iextend my deepest sympathies," he said.

"I only hope that the terrible hardship that they have been asked to bear can be eased by the certainty that in Afghanistan our forces are engaged in a most worthy and noble endeavor," he added.

The death has brought the number of the soldiers killed in Afghanistan since November 2001 to 100. Currently Britain has over 7,800 soldiers based in Afghanistan.

Afghan journalist for BBC killed in S Afghanistan

www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-09 00:16:07

KABUL, June 8 (Xinhua) --

An Afghan journalist working for BBC was found dead Sunday in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan, an official said.

The body of Abdul Samad Rohani, who went missing Thursday, was found in a cemetery some 15 km away from Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, Helmand's police chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal told Xinhua.

The British Broadcasting Corporation has confirmed the killing of Rohani.

There has been no responsibility claim but Taliban fighters who had been conducting various attacks across the country since years ago were believed to be behind the deadly killing.

Escalating insurgency-related conflicts and violence in Afghanistan claimed 8,000 lives last year, a bloodiest one since the hard-line Taliban regime's collapse in 2001.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

Taliban fighters gun down Afghan district chief, 4 bodyguards

www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-09 04:33:16

KABUL, June 8 (Xinhua) --

Taliban fighters in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province gunned down a district chief along with his four bodyguards Sunday, provincial administration spokesman Khyber Pashtun said.

"Mirza Jan Nimgali, district chief of Qalandar district, was on the way to his office at 3:30 p.m. when Taliban insurgents ambushed his vehicle, killing him and his four bodyguards on the spot," Pashtun told Xinhua. He did not give more details.

The past two weeks saw continued bombings and attacks in the country's eastern provinces, where Taliban or al-Qaida related militants were said to have bases.

Earlier on Sunday morning, a blast attack occurred near a UN office in Khost city, the provincial capital of Khost, wounding a civilian.

Taliban fighters have intensified their guerrilla-style attacks against government interests and local-based foreign troops and more than 1,500 people had been killed in Taliban-related attacks and conflicts this year.

Taliban resistance to NATO occupation forces in Afghanistan claimed 8,000 lives last year.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

Suicide blast injuries civilian in E Afghan city

www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-08 12:09:07

KABUL, June 8 (Xinhua) --

A suicide bomber blew himself up in Afghanistan's eastern Khost province Sunday, wounding himself and a passing-by woman, provincial police chief Mohammad Ayub said.

The man with explosive device tied to his body detonated himself near a UN office in Khost city, the capital of Khost province, at around 8:20 a.m. local time, wounding a woman, Ayub told Xinhua.

He said that one hand of the bomber was cut off in the explosion and he currently is hospitalized at a nearby hospital.

The blast caused no damage or casualty to facilities and staff of a UN office in the region, a spokesman of UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Nazifullah Salarzai told Xinhua.

Salarzai disputed an earlier report that the target was UNAMA office, adding, "It is early to say that UNAMA was the target as there are numerous government offices in the locality."

"According to our information, there has been no damage to the UN office there and all its staff are safe," he stressed.

It is unknown who exactly is the target in the blast and there has been no immediate responsibility claim.

Editor: Bi Mingxin

Several Taliban fighters killed, 5 others detained in Afghanistan

www.chinaview.cn 2008-06-05 16:36:27

KABUL, June 5 (Xinhua) --

The U.S.-led NATOT occupation forces said on Thursday that they eliminated several Taliban fighters and detained five others in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, a press release of the alliance said.

It said that an operation took place in Kajaki district Wednesday and the troops searched several compounds to locate a Taliban leader associated with the killing of several Afghan government officials.

The troops during the operation also discovered a number of rifles, ammunition vests, grenades and a large cache of narcotics, according to the Coalition. 　

Editor: An Lu

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