VOANews.com

 
News in 45 Languages
Suicide Bomber Attacks Foreign Troops in Afghanistan

26 December 2008

An Afghan official inspects the wreckage of a car used in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a convoy of NATO's military forces in Herat province, Afghanistan, 26 Dec 2008
An Afghan official inspects the wreckage of a car used in a suicide car bomb attack targeting a convoy of NATO's military forces in Herat province, Afghanistan, 26 Dec 2008
Afghan officials say a suicide bomber has attacked a convoy of international troops in the western province of Herat.

Authorities say at least one soldier and two civilians were wounded in the explosion Friday.  They say the bomber attacked U.S. forces assigned to train Afghan police.

Also Friday, the U.S.-led coalition announced its forces killed 11 Taliban militants Thursday in an operation against a suspected bombing network.

The coalition says the leader of the network was among those killed in the raid in Kandahar province. The force says the bomb-making cell was responsible for roadside attacks that killed coalition forces.

The coalition says one woman found inside the raided building was taken to a medical facility for treatment of her wounds.

Reporters have not independently confirmed the coalition's statement.

About 70,000 international troops are in Afghanistan fighting a Taliban insurgency that has raged since the United States pushed the extremist group from power in 2001.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters. 

 


E-mail This Article E-mail This Article
Print This Article Print Version
  Related Stories
British Soldier Dies in Afghanistan
US Looks at Iraq-Style Community Policing for Afghanistan
Afghan, Coalition Troops Seize Suspected Bomber
 
  Top Story
Obama, World Leaders Honor Veterans  Video clip available

  More Stories
French, German Leaders Commemorate Armistice Day  Audio Clip Available
At Least 10 Soldiers Killed in Pakistan Clashes
Body of Missing US Soldier Found in Afghanistan
Yemen, US Sign Military Cooperation Deal
Pirates Seize Cargo Ship in Indian Ocean
Clinton: Naval Clash Won't Stop Outreach to North Korea  Audio Clip Available
APEC Foreign Ministers Discourage Protectionism  Audio Clip Available
German Courtroom Killer Gets Life Sentence
Zimbabwe Land Seizures Reportedly Intensify  Audio Clip Available
Japan to Tell Obama It Wants Okinawa Marine Base Closed  Audio Clip Available
Britain's Latest War Dead Come Home to Rest  Video clip available
Cambodia Rejects Thai Request to Extradite Former Leader  Audio Clip Available