NATO's International Security Assistance Force said it was aware of an explosion near a military base but didn't know how many casualties there were.
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the attack said two German SUVs were driving on a gravel road when a mine exploded. Helicopters arrived at the scene and took three bodies away, the eyewitnesses said.
Later, French troops with anti-mine equipment and
Western journalists are being warned that terrorists might be planning to take them hostage in
Western intelligence agencies have credible reports indicating that terrorists plan to lure journalists with offers of interviews.
It warns that anyone travelling by road in the country should only do so with armed protection.
There are unconfirmed reports that Korean government has paid four million dollar for the release of two of the 21 kidnapped Koreans.
Since the Korean hostage crisis Taliban has repeatedly said that they are very happy with their abduction strategy and they will reinforce it.
A Polish officer was killed during an attack on a military convoy in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, making him the first soldier from Poland to be killed in the Afghan mission, the defense minister said.
2nd Lt. Lukasz Kurowski, 28, was killed in an exchange of fire some 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of a base in the city of Gardez, Aleksander Szczyglo said on TVN24 television.
Kurowski was immediately taken to a hospital, but died on the way, Szczyglo said.
He is the first fatality among the 1,200 troops that Poland has stationed in Afghanistan as part of a NATO mission. In Iraq, Poland has reported the deaths of 21 soldiers.
Polish troops are stations in Paktya and Ghazni province in eastern Afghanistan.
A battle group of B company is stationed in Andare district of southern Ghazni. Polish troops are laying on Taliban and Alqaida communication line. Most of Taliban foreign supporters are entering Afghanistan from waziristan of Pakistan. Their route to southern Afghanistan goes pass southern paktia and andare district of Ghazni.
Polish forward basis are not under direct pressure from local Taliban but patrol remains a challenge. Going out on patrol means a good chance of coming across a militant caravan.
i am also hearing reports that there was an attack on foreign troops in kabul. according to kabul police cheif the attack happened fifteen minutes ago and three german soldiers has been killed
it's unclear yet, if it was a mine or a suicide attack.
We would like to take this opportunity to bring to your kind attention Kamran Mir Hazar’s case, after his unlawful arrest by the NDS on 4th July 2007 he was referred to media complaints and violation commission for assessment of the alleged violation. The commission issued its verdict on Thursday 9th Aug and sent their conclusion to Kamran on the same day.
On that same day Kamran was kidnapped by NDS again for questioning and intimidation. This is despite the resolution of media commission which didn’t find Kamran in direct violation of the law.
If the Afghan government and the media commission do not take any action, the journalists will have no option but to launch mass protest at national and international level against NDS, in the framework of Afghan law.
