1 German soldier kileed and 9 wounded in Afghanistan

[eitze]

"Suspected Taliban militants killed a German Bundeswehr soldier and wounded four others in an ambush in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday (29.04.) evening. The attacks came as Germany's foreign minister was visiting Kabul.

Defense ministry officials said the soldiers were patrolling an area north-west of the city of Kunduz when they were attacked with small arms and grenades.

Earlier in the day a suicide bomber targeted another German patrol south of Kunduz, lightly injuring five soldiers.

Both incidents occurred after German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in the Afghan capital Kabul on an unannounced two-day visit.

Steinmeier condemned the ambush as "cowardly and malicious."

"But such attacks must not prevent us from going about our work, building a better future for the oppressed people," he said.

The latest death brings the number of German soldiers killed while serving with the NATO-led International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan to 32."

May the comrade rest in peace.

greetings

eitze