Dawn : Afghan interpreter killed as blast hits NATO troops

Afghan interpreter killed as blast hits NATO troops

August 19, 2008

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Aug 19 (AFP): A bomb struck NATO soldiers in Afghanistan on Tuesday, with initial reports saying an interpreter was killed and troops had suffered casualties, an Afghan official and the force said.

The Taliban movement said its men had carried out the bombing which was caused by a roadside land mine.

NATO's International Security Assistance Force confirmed the blast in Kandahar province's Panjwayi district.

Panjwayi police chief Mohammad Isa said: “An Afghan interpreter has been killed and a soldier and a 12-year-old boy have been wounded.”