Two Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan
October 10th, 2009 - 4:59 am ICT by IANSWarsaw, Oct 10 (DPA) Two Polish soldiers were killed and four injured Friday in an attack in Afghanistan.
A bomb exploded under their vehicle in Wardak Province, in the country’s central-east region, according to the Polish news agency PAP, which quoted a military spokesman in Warsaw.
The soldiers were on Highway 1 from Ghasni to Bagram when the attack occurred. To date, 15 Polish soldiers have been killed in Iraq in attacks or accidents. About 2,000 Polish soldiers are part of NATO’s international force in Afghanistan.
According to opinion polls, the majority of Poles want to end the deployment of their soldiers to Afghanistan.
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