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June 21, 2009

Two Soldiers Killed in Attack on US Base in Afghanistan
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Six other personnel were wounded, in an indirect fire attack on the main
US base in Afghanistan early Sunday 
NATO says two soldiers were killed, and six other personnel were
wounded, in an indirect fire attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan
early Sunday. Bagram Air Field is located in Kapisa province, north of
the capital, Kabul. A NATO statement says those wounded in the attack on
Bagram are receiving medical treatment. NATO does not release the
nationalities of causalities. The statement also said it was not
immediately known if any Afghan civilians living near the air field were
harmed in the attack. In a separate statement, NATO said three Afghans
were killed and about 17 others were wounded Saturday in the Pech
District of the eastern province of Kunar. It said they were caught in
the crossfire of an unprovoked insurgent attack on an Afghan National
Army outpost. U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered the deployment of
21,000 more troops and trainers to Afghanistan to fight the worsening
Taliban insurgency and help with reconstruction. Despite the arrival of
more foreign troops, violence in the past year has risen to the highest
levels since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001.

 


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