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KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Two coalition soldiers from the Netherlands and France, and an Afghan interpreter, were killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon, according to officials.
“This afternoon around 1 p.m. Afghan time, a Dutch Mercedes Benz vehicle was struck by an attack with an improvised device,” Peter van Uhm, the Commander of the Dutch armed forces, told reporters in The Hague. He said 25-year-old Corporal Luc Janzen from the Netherlands was killed in the attack.
A Captain from the French Army, as well as an Afghan interpreter working with NATO, were also killed in the attack, according to the office of President Nicolas Sarkozy. “The President of the Republic has learned with great emotion of the death of a captain of the 3rd Engineering Regiment of Charleville Mezieres,” a spokesperson for Sarkozy said. “The officer paid with his life to the commitment of France in the service of peace and security for the Afghan people.”
The name of the French soldier was not immediately released.
Four other Dutch soldiers were also injured in the attack, including two soldiers who sustained serious injuries. “All wounded soldiers are in a stable condition,” Van Uhm said. “The families have been informed.”
Janzen was part of a Quick Reaction Force, which provides assistance to other troops. The force was called in after a joint Afghan-French patrol found an improvised explosive device (IED) about 10 kilometers east of Deh Rawod, in the country’s Uruzgan province. After the force had disabled the IED, they were struck by another IED as they left the scene.
The death brings the total number of coalition troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year to at least 205, according to a BNO News count based on official data.
On April 17, two Dutch Marines were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in southern Afghanistan. They were identified as 29-year-old Jeroen Houweling and 23-year-old Marc Harders.
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KABUL (BNO NEWS) — A Dutch soldier was killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon, according to Peter van Uhm, the Commander of the Dutch armed forces.
“This afternoon around 1 p.m. Afghan time, a Dutch Mercedes Benz vehicle was struck by an attack with an improvised device,” Van Uhm told reporters. He said 25-year-old Corporal Luc Janzen was killed in the attack.
Four other Dutch soldiers were injured in the attack, including two soldiers who sustained serious injuries. “All wounded soldiers are in a stable condition,” Van Uhm said. “The families have been informed.”
Janzen was part of a Quick Reaction Force, which provides assistance to other troops. The force was called in after a joint Afghan-French patrol found an improvised explosive device (IED) about 10 kilometers east of Deh Rawod, in the country’s Uruzgan province. After the force had disabled the IED, they were struck by another IED as they left the scene.
The death brings the total number of coalition troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year to at least 205, according to a BNO News count based on official data.
On April 17, two Dutch Marines were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in southern Afghanistan. They were identified as 29-year-old Jeroen Houweling and 23-year-old Marc Harders.
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KABUL (BNO NEWS) — At least one Dutch service member was killed in an attack in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, Afghan sources told BNO News.
Two sources confirmed that at least one Dutch service member had been killed in a ‘hostile’ attack, and there were conflicting reports that a second Dutch service member could have been killed as well. The nature of the attack was not immediately clear.
The incident happened in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan Province on Saturday afternoon.
The Dutch Ministry of Defense said it would hold a news conference at 7.30 p.m. local time regarding an “incident” in Afghanistan, but provided no additional details.
The death brings the total number of coalition troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year to at least 205, according to a BNO News count based on official data.
On April 17, two Dutch Marines were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in southern Afghanistan. They were identified as 29-year-old Jeroen Houweling and 23-year-old Marc Harders.
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KABUL (BNO NEWS) — At least one Dutch service member was killed in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, Afghan sources told BNO News.
Two sources confirmed that at least one Dutch service member had been killed, and there were conflicting reports that a second Dutch service member could have been killed as well.
The incident happened in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan Province on Saturday afternoon.
The Dutch Ministry of Defense said it would hold a news conference at 7.30 p.m. local time regarding an “incident” in Afghanistan.
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THE HAGUE (BNO NEWS) — Two Dutch soldiers were injured during a recent operation in southern Afghanistan, the country’s Ministry of Defence said.
The soldiers were injured during an operation by Task Force 55, which focuses on reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and engaging and arresting Taliban leaders and combatants. Details on the incident were not released due to the nature of the operation.
Next of kin has been informed and the soldiers will be flown back to the Netherlands.
On April 17, two Dutch Marines were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in southern Afghanistan. They were identified as 29-year-old Jeroen Houweling and 23-year-old Marc Harders.
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KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Two Dutch soldiers were killed after an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, a source told BNO News.
The service members were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) that happened in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan province.
Saturday’s casualties bring the total number number of coalition troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year to 150, according to a BNO News tally. Most of the casualties – 90 – were from the United States, and most of whom died in improvised explosive device (IED) attacks.
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KABUL (BNO NEWS) — Two Dutch soldiers were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, sources told BNO News.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. Vice President Biden on Tuesday spoke with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Wouter Bos during a phone call, the White House said.
Biden and Bos discussed the American and Dutch contributions to the NATO mission in Afghanistan, which claimed the lives of more than twenty Dutch soldiers. Biden thanked Bos for the “important” Dutch contributions to security and development goals in Afghanistan, the White House said.
Biden also underscored America’s appreciation for Dutch expertise in Uruzgan, and noted the United States’ desire to continue consultations with the Netherlands as the alliance moves forward in implementing its shared strategy in Afghanistan.
