Two coalition soldiers die in Afghan shootings
February 20th, 2010 - 4:55 am ICT by BNO NewsKABUL (BNO NEWS) — Two coalition soldiers were killed in two separate shootings in southern Afghanistan on Friday, NATO officials said. One of the soldiers died during Operation Moshtarak.
One of the two soldiers was an American, said Iain Baxter, a spokesman for the NATO-led ISAF alliance. He said the soldier was killed by small-arms fire in the southern part of the country. His death is not related to Operation Moshtarak, Baxter said.
In a separate incident, another coalition soldier was also killed by small-arms fire, NATO said, although his nationality was not immediately released.
Further details were not immediately available.
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