7, a total of 10 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack, so NATO has this year suffered the most bloody, most costly day.
According to reports, the day of death of 10 soldiers, including seven U.S. soldiers, two Australian soldiers, the other a nationality unknown.
In which five U.S. soldiers in eastern Afghanistan hit by a roadside bomb death; the other a U.S. case of the other sites and bomb attacks killed; the first seven U.S. soldiers in southern Afghanistan, a war with the militants killed.
In addition, the U.S. Embassy said the same in the 7th, two foreign contractors in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, a suicide bomber died, including 1 American. This attack has three militants were killed.
Two Australian soldiers on patrol duty in Afghanistan Rusga province when a roadside bomb.
In addition, France announced on the 7th day of a French-soldiers in eastern Afghanistan by Taliban rocket attacks killed and three wounded. It is not yet known whether the French soldiers were included in the NATO lost 10 people.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy issued a statement saying, “strongly condemns this mindless violence, and expressed France as a member of the International Security Assistance Force to continue participation (military operations in Afghanistan) determination.”
This summer, the US-led NATO forces and Afghan military will jointly launch history, the Taliban launched the largest security operations, claiming that the purpose is to within a few months completely out of the Taliban forces in Kandahar. Is expected in August this year, the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan will reach a maximum value – 15 million people.
Reported that since August 2008, 11 French soldiers were killed the same day after the June 7 NATO in Afghanistan this year suffered the most tragic casualties, the bloodiest day experience.
