NATO: British fighter jet crashes at Afghan base (click title to entry - thank you)
By JASON STRAZIUSO
Associated Press Writer
KABUL -- A British fighter jet crashed inside NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Monday in the second major crash there in two days. Fourteen Afghan civilians died in two incidents, including three killed when German troops opened fire on their vehicle, Afghan officials said.
The Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado crashed inside Kandahar Airfield during takeoff at 7:20 a.m. Afghanistan time (0250 GMT; 22:50 Sunday EDT), said Capt. Ruben Hoornveld, a spokesman for the NATO-led force. The two-member crew ejected and were being treated for unspecified injuries at the base hospital.
The Tornado is the fourth aircraft to go down in Afghanistan in three days and the sixth this month. Military officials say there doesn't appear to be a common reason for the spate of crashes beyond coincidence....
US: 4 US troops die in Afghanistan (click here)
(AP) – 4 hours ago
KABUL — NATO says four more Americans have been killed in Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month ever for U.S. troops in this war.
A NATO statement says the four died Monday when a roadside bomb exploded in eastern Afghanistan. The statement does not give nationalities, but U.S. spokesman Lt. Robert Carr confirms all four were Americans.
At least 30 U.S. troops have now died this month — two more than the toll for June 2008, which had been the deadliest month for the American force in Afghanistan.
At least 55 international troops have been killed in Afghanistan in July, the deadliest month of the war for the NATO mission.
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KABUL (AP) — NATO says four more American troops have been killed in Afghanistan.
A NATO statement says the four died Monday when a roadside bomb exploded in eastern Afghanistan. The statement does not give nationalities, but U.S. spokesman Lt. Robert Carr confirms all four were Americans.
No further details were released. A British soldier was killed Sunday in southern Afghanistan.
Those deaths bring to at least 55 the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan in July, the deadliest month of the war for the NATO mission.
At least 30 U.S. troops have died this month — three more than the death toll for September 2008 which had been the deadliest month for the American force in Afghanistan.
(This version CORRECTS that the previous deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan was June 2008, not September 2008.)
