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KABUL — A soldier serving with NATO's forces in Afghanistan has been killed in the country's south, where the fight against the Taliban is at its fiercest, NATO said Monday.

The soldier was killed on Sunday while on combat patrol, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
The death brings to 329 the number of foreign soldiers to have died in the Afghan war so far this year, according to an AFP tally based on that kept by the independent icasualties.org website.
The Fourth of July casualty, the sixth for the month, came as US General David Petraeus assumed command on Sunday of the 140,000 NATO and US troops in Afghanistan fighting the insurgency.
He replaced his sacked predecessor US General Stanley McChrystal, and takes over as criticism of the war, increasingly seen as bogged down to the Taliban's advantage, is reaching a crescendo.
Another 10,000 foreign troops are due to deploy to Afghanistan by August as part of a plan to intensify pressure on the insurgents, mainly in the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar, and speed an end to the nine-year war.

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Out of bed to 40 people were killed and additional than 70 "massive bombing in southern province of Kandahar wounded in attack on wedding ceremony party on Thursday, officials said.

Arghandab district in Kandahar attack occurred late Wednesday Zalmai Ayoubi, spokesman for the Governor said. "Now I think people were killed and dozens wounded in explosions." This is a suicide bomber under attack wedding party, "senior police in the province who can say his name was rejected, supposed.

"We have a record 39 people were killed and 73 injured in the attack according to officials. Bridegroom and many of the wounded were children together.

Spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, said the bang was aware of and comply with the local security forces helped the action.

, Information Officer, said: "This is Afghanistan.

Although the Taliban responsible for the majority of civilian deaths by foreign troops killed hundreds of civilians - or they forget to rebel or because of improper air attacks.

Country weddings in Afghanistan, often filled with large gathering of people can be and often the party's gun cases. Many foreign forces have attacked the wrong before.

Together with the Taliban after the US-led 2001 conquer of a foreign power now in the coming months offensive against rebel strongholds in the south share to grow attached to 150000

The preferred method of explosive (IED) devices or improvised suicide attacks by foreign or Afghan forces but also pro-government sympathies are targeted to solve an old score to use technical rebels.

Gunmen have attacked the means of transportation stop outside of the U.S. property assembly of tankers and trucks bound for Afghanistan, NATO troops torching.

Pakistani officials said 10-15 armed men store the bullets began to shoot at least 30 trucks just before 10 km from Islamabad on Tuesday. He said the attackers fled, cars and bikes.

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India and U.S. are set to hold their first strategic dialogue here in the morning where the two sides are expected to discuss the Afghanistan-Pakistan situation and bilateral cooperation against terror.

Foreign Minister SM Krishna, who came here last night for the strategic dialogue with his U.S. counterpart Hillary Clinton, leading a high-power delegation, including HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Minister for Science and Prithviraj Chauhan Technology and Foreign Minister Nirupama Rao.

Other members of the delegation, special secretary for internal security UK Bansal, the environment secretary Vijai Sharma and Indian Ambassador to the United States Meera Shankar.

The strategic dialogue will formally open tomorrow
a joint meeting of the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State
Department, headed by Krishna and Secretary
Clinton.

The questions come up is expected to include Afghanistan-Pakistan situation, India's role in Afghanistan and counter-terrorism cooperation between the two parties.

Prior to the Krishna-Clinton speaks during the State Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Foreign Minister Nirupama Rao would hold foreign policy meeting at the Foreign Ministry, which officials said will set the tone for tomorrow's dialogue.

In his first public engagement here, Krishna will deliver keynote address at the 35th Anniversary of US-India Business Council - the lead U.S. business legal world to do business in India, reflecting the emphasis of U.S. business and
their role in the U.S. and India.

Separately, USAID Administrator Raj Shah and under secretary for management Robert Hormats D will keep the Indo-US Agriculture Dialogue with Ahluwalia.

Sibal, who already had a series of meetings here yesterday, will continue their discussion with U.S. authorities.

Hours before Krishna's arrival here, "said Burns, the strategic dialogue has elevated India to the ranking of the best global partners.

"Our strategic dialogue this week raise India to the rank of our most important global partners, gives us the opportunity to discuss and coordinate policies of global importance, including the future shape of the international economic system and what we can do together to promote human development in other parts of the world, "he said at the Council on Foreign Relations - a Washington-based think tank.

Soccer player David Beckham has verbal about his reverence for the British troops, while a visit to Afghanistan.

The 35-year-old previous England captain has set for Helmand region - where about 8,000 British troops are based - on Fridays.

The generous superstar left the British RAF Brize Norton airbase in Oxfordshire, England, Friday and at home in the war zone last night, according to cable.co.uk.

He will make the round of the British army bottom in the nation's Helmand province, and hope to increase the soldiers' spirits with his revelation appointment.

I have nothing but approbation for the young men and women, and it makes me very arrogant to be British. "I required to visit Afghanistan for a long time and I hope it helps one way or another remind you at home, for a magnificent job they are doing out here (sic) in very difficult circumstances. I feel very humbled, "Beckham said before send-off England.

Insurgent launch a bold pre-dawn attack Wednesday alongside the giant US-run Bagram Air Field one day after a suicide bomber struck a U.S. convoy in the capital Kabul, killing 18 people. Kabul dead incorporated five American soldiers and one Canadian, and was the fatal attack on NATO in the Afghan capital in eight months.

A spokesman for the Taliban Zabaiullah Mujahid claim blame for the attacks, said 20 suicide bombers were concerned.

Tuesday a suicide bomber attacked a NATO group in Kabul, killing 18, counting five NATO soldiers.

Bagram is one of the biggest military bases in the country, home to most American soldiers.

The attack began early Wednesday, which included rockets, small arms and grenades.

Air Base is located 30 miles (50 km) north of the Afghan capital.

In Tuesday's attack in Kabul, five military vehicle were injured and more than a dozen civilian vehicles, counting a bus, was also caught in the explosion.

BBC's Mark Dummett said that, as often happens in such attacks; civilian Afghans come into view to have borne most of the bang in the metropolis.

The suicide attack under fire the convoy of the NATO-led troops Tuesday morning in the Afghan capital Kabul, dozens of people were killed and over 40 other continued injuries, said all the civilian Interior Ministry in a declaration.

"Preliminary in order shows that 12 innocent civilians were martyred and 47 sustained injuries in the second suicide car bomb attack against ISAF forces, the statement emphasize.

There are more women and children among those killed in terrorist attacks, said it additional.

Twelve resident vehicle counting a bus were injured in the occurrence, added the report.

Former officials in place of the occurrence saying that 20 people were killed and 18 other sustained injury.

There is no loss of Afghan soldiers, according to a press release of Afghan Defense Ministry.

The Taliban are fighting Afghan and NATO-led International Security support Force (ISAF) has taken on the accountability.

A Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in talks with the media via telephone from secret location said that a militant namely Asmudin carried out suicide attacks killed themselves and 30 foreign military.

An airliner carrying 42 persons on an interior flight between Kunduz and Kabul has not working in a mountainous region in northern Afghanistan.

The plane lost radio get in touch with in flight from the capital Kabul and the northern city of Kunduz. It had 38 passengers and five crew members, Interior Ministry spokesman Zemarai Bashary told AFP.

"We can confrim to a. . Plane has gone down over the Salang mountain with 38 passengers and five crew members aboard," Bashary said.

It was foreigners who travel on the plane, he said. The fate of those aboard was not right away obvious.