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3 NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan

   VOA News 03 November 2010
   The  transfer  case  containing  the  remains of Army Spc. Jonathan M.
   Curtis  of  Belmont, Mass.and Army Pfc. Andrew N. Meari of Plainfield,
   Ill. sit at the end of the loader ramp upon arrival at Dover Air Force
   Base, Delaware, 02 Nov 2010

Photo: AP

   The  transfer  case  containing  the  remains of Army Spc. Jonathan M.
   Curtis  of  Belmont, Mass.and Army Pfc. Andrew N. Meari of Plainfield,
   Ill. sit at the end of the loader ramp upon arrival at Dover Air Force
   Base, Delaware, 02 Nov 2010

   NATO says separate attacks have killed three of its service members in
   Afghanistan.

   A  coalition  soldier  was  killed  in fighting with insurgents in the
   north.  Another  insurgent  attack  and  a roadside bombing killed two
   other service members in southern Afghanistan.

   This  year  has  been  the deadliest for foreign forces in Afghanistan
   since  the  start  of  the  nine-year war. The latest deaths bring the
   number of coalition soldiers killed this year to at least 610.

   NATO  said  Wednesday that Afghan and coalition forces killed "several
   insurgents"  the  day  before, during an operation to detain a Taliban
   leader in the southern province of Helmand.

   Separately,  the United States announced Wednesday it is expanding its
   embassy  in  Kabul. The U.S. says the $511 million project will employ
   1,500 Afghan workers. The expansion includes new buildings for offices
   and housing.

   The  embassy  says the contract for the project has been awarded to an
   American firm, Caddel Construction.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.

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