US and Afghan officials: US soldier killed by roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan
By APThursday, June 4, 2009
US soldier killed in Afghanistan
KABUL — An American soldier was killed Thursday when a roadside bomb hit a U.S. military vehicle in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials said.
Taliban militants are behind a relentless wave of attacks that are destabilizing Afghanistan eight years after the U.S.-led invasion.
The blast took place close to the eastern city of Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, said local police chief Azizuddin Wardak.
U.S. military spokesman Lt. Thomas Groves said a U.S. soldier was killed, but gave no more details.
President Barack Obama’s administration has ordered 21,000 new U.S. troops to join the fight this year in hopes of reversing the Taliban gains.
Filed under: Military
Tags: Afghanistan, As-afghanistan, Asia, Bombings, Central Asia, Kabul, North America, United States, War Casualties
Tags: Afghanistan, As-afghanistan, Asia, Bombings, Central Asia, Kabul, North America, United States, War Casualties
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