Afghan blast kills Nato soldier
31/12/2007 08:40  - (SA)  

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Kabul - A Nato soldier was killed and four others wounded on Sunday in a blast targeting their vehicle in southern Afghanistan, said the force on Sunday.

"The soldiers were carrying out a routine vehicle mounted patrol when the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by an explosion," said the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in a statement.

"They were immediately evacuated for medical care; sadly, one died of wounds inflicted by the explosion". The statement did not reveal the nationality of the casualties.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Nato-led force, made up of troops from more than three-dozen countries, was helping the Afghan government to secure the country in the face of a Taliban-led insurgency.

This year, nearly 220 soldiers with ISAF or a separate United States-led coalition had been killed in Afghanistan. Most had died in hostile action.

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