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Two Spanish soldiers die in Afghan suicide attack
Two Spanish soldiers were killed and one was seriously wounded in a suicide attack on Sunday in the south of Herat province in western Afghanistan.
- Agencies
- Published: 16:32 November 9, 2008
Madrid: Two Spanish soldiers were killed and one was seriously wounded in a suicide attack on Sunday in the south of Herat province in western Afghanistan.
A spokesman for the Italian military, which currently commands NATO forces in western Afghanistan, said the Spanish unit involved had been providing support to Afghan security forces in the area of Shindand, south of Herat.
Twenty-five Spanish soldiers have been killed in the fight against Taliban insurgents till now, while the total number of foreign military deaths in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in late 2001 is over 1,000.
Spain has about 700 military personnel based in Afghanistan, most of them in Herat province.
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