US service member dies from gunshot wound in Afghanistan

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A U.S. service member serving in Afghanistan died Sunday from a gunshot wound north of Kabul in Balkh province, a NATO statement said.

The soldier was part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, a deployment throughout Afghanistan consisting of many nationalities.

"The incident is under investigation by military authorities," ISAF said.

link: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/02/11/sunday/index.html

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1. FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan

FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan
11 Feb 2007 17:11:29 GMT
Source: Reuters

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Feb 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier died of a gunshot wound on Sunday in the normally safe northern Afghan province of Balkh, which borders Uzbekistan, the U.S. military said in a statement.

Here are the latest figures for foreign military deaths in Afghanistan since the Taliban government was toppled in 2001:

link:http://mobile.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L11355984.htm