from MOD UK:
It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence must announce
that 3 soldiers from 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland were
killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday 30 April.
The soldiers’ vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device whilst on a routine patrol in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province. They received immediate medical attention and were evacuated by air to the military hospital at Camp Bastion, but could not be saved.
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At least three NATO service members were killed following a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday.
NATO-led coalition security forces following a statement announced, “Three International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.”
The statement did not disclose further information regarding the exact location of the incident and nationalities of the deceased soliders.
Coalition security forces officials generally do not disclose identities of the NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan saying, “It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.”
At least 42 NATO service members including 33 US troops, 3 British troops and 6 soldiers from the other NATO member countries have been killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of 2012.
This comes as Taliban on Sunday launched what it called its annual “spring offensive” and pledged to target foreign military bases and diplomatic areas.
Taliban militants frequently use improvised explosive device as the weapon of their choice to target Afghan and coalition security forces.
from KHAAMA
By Mirwais Adeel - 30 Apr 2013, 9:59 pm
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ISAF Joint Command
KABUL, Afghanistan – Three International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today.
It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.
Date Taken:04.30.2013
Date Posted:04.30.2013 10:06
Location:KABUL, AF
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