Swedes Kill Three In Afghanistan Firefight
Swedish military forces were involved in a battle in Aqchah in northern Afghanistan on Thursday night. No Swedish soldiers have been reported injured.
The battle began around 6.30pm on Thursday night when opposition groups ambushed the Swedish troops.
The Swedes were in armoured wheeled vehicles and later received reinforcements from several soldiers in a Combat Vehicle 90.
“The firef
More..ights were intermittant during the evening and night,” Veronica Sandström, press officer for the Swedish Armed Forces (Försvarsmakten), told the TT news agency.
The Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper reported Friday that three members of the attacking troops were killed and an additional two injured.
Aqchah is approximately 40 kilometres west of Mazar-i-Sharif, the largest city in northern Afghanistan and the base for the Swedish force led by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
ISAF is a NATO-led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council in 2001. The base is home to Swedish and Finnish peacekeeping forces.
DN reported the attack came in the wake of several other incursions in the region.
“We have had three incidents within a month and it is more than usual. The violence in Afghanistan has ramped up due to the elections on August 20th,” Regnér told DN.
The exact number of Swedish soldiers involved in the battle remains unknown, but 40 to 50 Swedish military personnel are stationed in Aqchah.
In Afghanistan, there are a total of approximately 400 Swedish military personnel, according to the Armed Forces.
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Added: Jul 25 2009 In: middle_east
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Dont forget the Finnish soldiers who was in the firefight also! Keep going Scandinavians!!
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "Dajmin" (R)
Didn't know there were any Swedes in the coalition. Now I do.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "marinemom" (R)
Good work!
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "fm2ic" (R)
Sweden has an Islamic minority in their country and the American experience has valuable lessons for the Swedes. Once the Americans got off their asses and started shooting, "jihad on America" was abruptly terminated in 2001.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "MonsterZero_Jr" (R)
please switch your avantar if you support zionism.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "Richus" (R)
Good, kill those ************s.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "NewEngland" (R)
^^^^^^^^
Same as he said
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "laurent666" (R)
please switch your avantar if you support zionism.
Heres a tissue ***** boy.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "SimpleSiren" (R)
please switch your avantar if you support zionism.
Why would he support islamic death cult? Any reasonable arguments? No? The shut up. Sweden will need those troops to deport the islamic invaders from their country.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "Suns_Funs" (R)
Indeed it was a Coop mission with Swedes and fins
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "Nieko" (R)
Stay safe and thanks for all the hard work you guys are doing for us your all heroes
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "Paul2457" (R)
Well done all coalition troops.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "anglosaxonwarlord" (R)
please switch your avantar if you support zionism.
I doubt he supports Zionism but he supports Islamists getting their asses whooped. Everybody wants to see Islamists getting whacked, it's not like they made any friends in Europe in general or Scandinavia in particular...
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "MonsterZero_Jr" (R)
please switch your avantar if you support zionism.
Another drive by smear from another bed wetting ejihadist... Snivelling, because his buddies are getting killed.
Your buddies are apostate terrorist scum, and the more of them dead, the happier I am.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "CQMS" (R)
Great, now they'll start blowing buildings up in Stockholm.
Thanx a lot a--holes.
Posted Jul-26-2009 by "discoinfern0" (R)