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Reuters January 12, 2010 Second French soldier dies after Afghan attack PARIS: A second French soldier has died from wounds he suffered in an attack on a patrol by insurgents in Afghanistan on Monday, the Defence Ministry said. A ministry spokesman said the man, a captain, died early on Tuesday at the Bagram military hospital at the main U.S. base in Afghanistan. The first soldier died on Monday after the attack in the Alasay valley, northeast of Kabul, which was the focus of heavy fighting between French forces and insurgents earlier this year. Monday's deaths meant 38 French soldiers had died in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. The NATO-led force in Kabul issued contradictory statements on Monday and Tuesday, first saying the second soldier had died, then saying he had survived but was in serious condition. Clashes on Monday led to the deaths of five servicemen, including three Americans killed in the south of the country, making it one of the deadliest days in months for Western forces. (Reporting by Sophie Louet; Writing by Anna Willard; editing by Andrew Dobbie) =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected] Daily digest option available. ==============================
