Three British soldiers die in Afghanistan

[Crunchy Frog]

LONDON (Reuters) - Three British soldiers died in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Ministry of Defence said. One soldier was killed and six injured by a landmine in southern Afghanistan.

A spokeswoman said five of the injured were in serious condition. The incident took place in the north of Helmand province, where Britain has about 4,000 troops as part of a NATO peace force.

A second soldier was killed in another clash in the province.

The third fatality was a soldier who had been wounded in a previous clash last Friday and later died of his injuries.

http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyid=2006-09-06T183459Z_01_L06776801_RTRUKOC_0_UK-AFGHAN-BRITAIN-DEATH.xml&src=rss

That's 19 so far this month, plus 2 more in Iraq. :(

[ConcernedCanuk]

1. Attempting to overrun Afghanistan broke the back of the Soviet Union

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Something to think about . . .

[daleo]

2. I expect Canada will have fresh Afghanistan deaths soon too, then

It seems like Canada and Britain are in some macabre competition in Afghanistan right now.