Five Killed In Southern Afghan Attacks
August 19, 2007
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan; August 19, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- A suicide bomber blew himself up next to members of a private security firm providing protection for a road-construction company, RFERL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported.
Four Afghan guards were killed in the attack on August 18, and three others were wounded.
Meanwhile, a NATO soldier was killed today while escorting a convoy in southern Afghanistan.
A statement from the alliance did not disclose the soldier's nationality or the exact location of the incident.