U.S. Paratrooper Killed in Afghanistan

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U.S. Paratrooper Killed in Afghanistan
October 29, 2005 5:19 PM EDT
KABUL, Afghanistan - A U.S. paratrooper and a British soldier died in attacks Saturday as Afghan officials prepared to announce final results from last month's historic legislative elections amid some of the worst bloodshed since the polls.

Violence over the last week killed 23 people, including 14 suspected militants and two worshippers dragged from a mosque and shot, underlining the challenges of bringing stability and strengthening Afghanistan's fledgling democracy four years after the ouster of the Taliban.

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The death brought to 203 the number of U.S. troops killed in and around Afghanistan since a U.S.-led coalition toppled the Taliban's hard-line Islamic regime in late 2001 after it refused to close al-Qaida bases and turn over Osama bin Laden following the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

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1. Blessings & prayers on his spirit, family, and friends.

U.S. Paratrooper :patriot:

America thanks you sir.