Service member killed in eastern Afghanistan

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Service member killed in eastern Afghanistan
By Heidi Vogt - The Associated Press
Posted : Sunday Dec 6, 2009 8:31:16 EST

KABUL — A U.S. service member was killed by a bomb planted in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said Sunday.

The American died Saturday while on foot patrol, Sgt. Angela Eggman said. She did not provide further details.

Meanwhile, a NATO airstrike early Sunday killed six militants who were planting bombs along a road in eastern Laghman province, U.S. military spokesman Col. Wayne Shanks said.

In southern Afghanistan, about 1,000 Marines and 150 Afghan troops continued an operation to disrupt Taliban supply and communications lines in the strategic Now Zad Valley of Helmand province.

Marine spokesman Maj. William Pelletier said Sunday that clearing operations yielded a few weapons caches and troops engaged insurgents around Changowlak, just north of Now Zad, in an area known as a Taliban stronghold.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/12/ap_afghanistan_casualty_120609/



unhapppycamper comment: To date nine hundred thirty two American soldiers have been killed in the occupation of Afghanistan --> http://icasualties.org/oef/