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Dutch soldier dies in Afghan raid Nato pair killed in Afghanistan
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A rocket attack on a Nato base in southern Afghanistan has left a Dutch soldier dead and five others injured, coalition forces say. Two Nato soldiers have been killed in separate attacks in south Afghanistan.
A Dutch commander said four rockets had been fired at the base in southern Uruzgan province. A rocket attack on a Nato base in Uruzgan province left a Dutch soldier dead and five others injured, Dutch officials confirmed.
The base has regularly been targeted by Taleban fighters in the past. A second soldier whose nationality has yet to be released was killed by an improvised explosive device.
Separately, coalition troops killed four suspected Taleban militants and held two others in a raid on a bomb-making cell in Kandahar province.Separately, coalition troops killed four suspected Taleban militants and held two others in a raid on a bomb-making cell in Kandahar province.
'Turning tide''Turning tide'
Southern Afghanistan is the centre of the resurgent Taleban campaign and will be reinforced by thousands of extra international, mainly US troops, under President Barack Obama's new regional strategy.Southern Afghanistan is the centre of the resurgent Taleban campaign and will be reinforced by thousands of extra international, mainly US troops, under President Barack Obama's new regional strategy.
The Dutch defence ministry confirmed the latest attack overnight, saying a 20-year-old soldier had been killed and five other soldiers wounded. The Dutch defence ministry confirmed the latest attack overnight, saying a 20-year-old soldier was killed and five others wounded when four rockets struck.
The base has regularly been targeted by Taleban fighters in the past.
No more details were released of the second death - Nato's policy is not to release nationalities until the country concerned does. Next of kin have been notified.
In the Kandahar raid, the coalition said militants had tried to barricade themselves in a compound in Maywand district, about 70km west of the city of Kandahar.In the Kandahar raid, the coalition said militants had tried to barricade themselves in a compound in Maywand district, about 70km west of the city of Kandahar.
The attacks came as US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, and Admiral Mike Mullen completed a trip to Kabul following the announcement of the new US strategy.The attacks came as US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, and Admiral Mike Mullen completed a trip to Kabul following the announcement of the new US strategy.
Admiral Mullen told reporters the "additional military capacity will certainly start to allow us to turn the tide in the south where it has not gone well".Admiral Mullen told reporters the "additional military capacity will certainly start to allow us to turn the tide in the south where it has not gone well".