Posted on 07/23/2007 6:50:02 AM PDT by marthemaria
One of Norway's special forces soldiers was killed while on duty within the Norwegians' operations area in Afghanistan on Monday. The Norwegian Defense Ministry reported that the soldier was killed during an exchange of fire at around 9am Norwegian time, in Lowgar Province.
The Norwegian patrol was on assignment along with Afghanistan's special forces when they came under fire.
Birgitte Frisch of the defense ministry said the units were on assignment to prevent a terrorist attack on Kabul. She declined to reveal further details of their mission.
Nor was the identity of the soldier immediately revealed, neither where he came from in Norway.
No other Norwegian soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire. Frisch wouldn't confirm whether soldiers from other countries were involved.
The casualty is the first among Norway's special forces in Afghanistan and the second among all soldiers taking part in ISAF operations. Another Norwegian soldier was killed while on patrol outside Kabul in 2004.
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