.Afghanistan: Italian copter rescues besieged Afghan troops
Herat, 22 May (AKI) - Two Italian military helicopters came to the aid of a convoy of Afghan soldiers who were under Taliban attack on Friday in Bala Murgab in Bagdhis province.
Baghdis borders the province of Herat, where international troops in the NATO-led force are under Italian command.
Taliban militants on Thursday opened fire on a patrol of Italian soldiers and a 23-year-old paratrooper, Alessandro Iosca, was lightly wounded in one arm.
Italy has 2,350 troops in Afghanistan, the fifth largest deployment after the United States, Britain, Canada and Germany.
There are currently some 58,000 international troops from 42 nations stationed in Afghanistan.
The US is due to deploy a further 17,000 troops in Afghanistan this year to curb the increasingly violent insurgency being fought by an emboldened Taliban.
AKI
Baghdis borders the province of Herat, where international troops in the NATO-led force are under Italian command.
Taliban militants on Thursday opened fire on a patrol of Italian soldiers and a 23-year-old paratrooper, Alessandro Iosca, was lightly wounded in one arm.
Italy has 2,350 troops in Afghanistan, the fifth largest deployment after the United States, Britain, Canada and Germany.
There are currently some 58,000 international troops from 42 nations stationed in Afghanistan.
The US is due to deploy a further 17,000 troops in Afghanistan this year to curb the increasingly violent insurgency being fought by an emboldened Taliban.
AKI
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