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Military: US soldier killed in Afghanistan
posted 4:28 am Sun May 25, 2008 - KABUL, Afghanistan
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The U.S.-led coalition says one of its soldiers has been killed during an operation in western Afghanistan.The coalition statement said the soldier died in Farah province on Sunday. It did not provide additional information.
Insurgents have been targeting Afghan, U.S. and other foreign troops in their attempts to weaken the government of President Hamid Karzai.
Over 1,200 people - mostly militants - have died in insurgency-related violence so far this year, according to an Associated Press count.
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