2 NATO Soldiers Killed, 6 Afghani Policemen Beheaded by Taliban Fighters in Baghlan, July 21, 2010

2 NATO Soldiers Killed, 6 Afghani Policemen Beheaded by Taliban Fighters in Baghlan

July 21, 2010

Editor's Note:

The following news stories report on the NATO side of the conflict, as it is not counterbalanced by the Taliban side.

Two US-led troops die in Afghan blasts

Press TV, Wed, 21 July 2010, 14:28:45 GMT

Two US-led NATO soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan as the foreign death toll continues to rise in the war-torn country.

A Canadian female soldier died in a bomb blast near the city of Kandahar on Wednesday, with the Canadian Defense Ministry confirming the death.

Another explosion in Afghanistan's restive Helmand Province killed a Danish soldier and injured another.

More than 150 Canadian and over 30 Danish troops have been killed since their deployment to Afghanistan.

Some 400 foreign soldiers have been killed in combat in the first half of 2010, making this year the deadliest so far for US-led forces in Afghanistan.

There has been an upsurge in attacks against US-led foreign troops and government forces in Afghanistan over the past months.

The violent incidents and rising fatalities in Afghanistan come despite a massive troop surge in the war-torn country.

The 2001 US-led invasion was launched with the objective of brining peace and stability to Afghanistan.

Nine years on, however, the Taliban militancy has reached new heights and US-led forces have failed to bring peace, stability and development to Afghanistan.

JR/CS/MMN

Taliban behead six Afghan police in north: NATO

Wed Jul 21, 2010, 5:01 am ET

KABUL (Reuters) –

Taliban fighters (referred to by Reuters as insurgents) beheaded six Afghan police during a raid on government buildings in northern Baghlan province, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Wednesday.

Tuesday's attack by the Taliban targeted a police post and a district government building in a province where they have been largely absent until recently.

It came on the same day an international conference agreed Afghan forces should be leading security operations across the country by 2014, with the aim of relieving foreign troops in some areas by as soon as the end of the year.

A spokesman for the Taliban confirmed the attack, but denied the alliance's report on beheadings. While the Taliban has carried out beheadings before, the governor of Baghlan, Abdul Majid, said he was unaware of the mutilation report.

Despite the number of foreign forces rising to around 150,000, the Taliban have made a comeback from their 2001 ousting and casualties on all sides are mounting.

(Reporting by Sayed Salahuddin; Editing by David Fox)

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