Swedish soldier, Tomas Bergqvist, killed in bomb blast

Tomas Bergqvist

Swedish soldier, Tomas Bergqvist, aged 30, died on 9th December 2005 from injuries sustained in a bomb blast in northern Afghanistan.

He was on a routine patrol on 25th November when a roadside bomb was detonated by insurgents. Severely injured, he was immediately transferred to hospital. Unfortunately, surgeons were unable to save him.

The Swedish parliament has endorsed a gradual increase of Swedish servicemen in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force(ISAF) in Afghanistan from 90 members to 375 throughout the next two-years.

Swedish soldier, Jesper Lindblom, dies in bomb blast

Jesper Lindblom

28-year old Swedish soldier Jesper Lindblom was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on 26th November 2005. Three other Swedish soldiers were wounded by the blast, one of them is still in critical condition.

Lindblom was a Marine Ranger when he joined the secretive elite unit Särskilda skyddsgruppen (SSG) in 1999.

Sweden currently has some 100 soldiers in Afghanistan whose job is to maintain peace, such as it is, and another 100 soldiers will reinforce the unit next spring.

Sgt. Joao Paul Roma Pereira

1st Sgt. Joao Paul Roma Pereira, aged 33, was killed when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle, while on patrol in the Baghrami district of Kabul.

He died on 18th November 2005.

Sgt. Pereira was from Alhos Vedros, Portugal and he served with the Portuguese Army.

German officer, Lt. Col. Franz Armin

German Army Lieutenant-Colonel Franz Armin, age 44, was killed on 14th November 2005 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Lt.Col. Armin, serving with 901 Field Replacement Battalion, died from the blast of a suicide bomber.

Spanish army captain found dead

Herat, 24 October 2005: A Spanish officer was found unconscious in his tent by a companion whom had returned from a run. Medical aid was rendered for more than one hour trying to stabilize him but he later died.

Captain Jesus De La Pascua Belaustegui, 46 year old father of two children, was a member of the Aeromedical Evacuation team 11 of Alcala.

Italian Army Corporal, Michele Sanfilippo

Cpl. Sanfilippo

Italian Army Corporal, Michele Sanfilippo, aged 34, was found with serious head injuries in the Italian Camp at Kabul. He was immediately transferred to a German field hospital where he later died on 11th October 2005.

Cpl. Sanfilippo served with the 4th Regiment of Engineers, based in Palermo. He had been in Afghanistan since June.

He leaves a wife and two young children.

PSC, David John Addison

SECURITY CONTRACTOR
Name:	David John Addison
Age:	46
Nationality:	British
Employer:	US Protection & Investigation (USPI)
Location:	Bala Boluk, Afghanistan
Date:	5 September 2005
Cause:	Kidnapped by Taliban and executed

Spanish soldiers killed in Helicopter crash

16th Aug. 2005: 17 Spanish peacekeepers were killed when a helicopter crashed during training in western Afghanistan. Five soldiers were also wounded when a second Spanish helicopter taking part in the exercise made an emergency landing as the first one plunged to the ground near the main western city of Herat.

The aircraft, a Cougar, came down in the province of Herat, "in a very mountainous region, although the impact occurred on flat ground. It is unclear whether the crash was an accident or the result of a terrorist attack.

Taliban militants in June shot down a US helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, killing all 16 aboard. But western Afghanistan, where the latest crash happened, is regarded as much more peaceful.

Pictured left are 8 of the fatalities: Cpl. Daniel Fernandez; Cpl. Gonzalo Nazara; Pvt. Isaac Pineiro; Pvt. Pedro de Veira; Pvt. Ivan Nunez; Pvt. Jesus Rivera; Pvt. Pablo Sanchez; Jose Parada.

The soldiers were all members of the 4th Helicopter Battalion and the Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Brigade.

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Helicopter crash kills 17 Spanish troops

16th Aug. 2005: 17 Spanish peacekeepers were killed when a helicopter crashed during training in western Afghanistan. Five soldiers were also wounded when a second Spanish helicopter taking part in the exercise made an emergency landing as the first one plunged to the ground near the main western city of Herat.

The aircraft, a Cougar, came down in the province of Herat, "in a very mountainous region, although the impact occurred on flat ground. It is unclear whether the crash was an accident or the result of a terrorist attack.

Taliban militants in June shot down a US helicopter in eastern Afghanistan, killing all 16 aboard. But western Afghanistan, where the latest crash happened, is regarded as much more peaceful.

Pictured left are 8 of the fatalities: Lt. Javier Hernandez; Sgt. Jose Bernadino; Captain David Fernandez; Briadier Juan Perra; Pvt. Pedro Cabera; Pvt. Diego Blanco; Pvt. Diego Lopez and Pvt. Jose Enriquez.

Another soldier killed in the crash was named as Alfredo Jodar (no photo available).

The soldiers were all members of the 4th Helicopter Battalion and the Light Infantry, 29th Air Mobile Brigade.

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German Army Corporal Boris Nowitzki

German Army Corporal Boris Nowitzki was killed on 7th August 2005 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Cpl. Nowitzki, serving with 345 Panzer Artillery Battalion, died in a traffic accident.

German Army Sergeant Christian Schlotterhose

German Army Sergeant Christian Schlotterhose, age 26, was one of two soldiers killed on 26th June 2005 in Takhar province, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Schlotterhose, serving with PRT-Team Kunduz, died from the blast of an accidental ordnance explosion.

German Army Sergeant Andreas Heine

German Army Sergeant Andreas Heine, age 37, was one of two soldiers killed on 26th June 2005 in Takhar province, Afghanistan.

Sgt. Heine, serving with PRT-Team Kunduz, died from the blast of an accidental ordnance explosion.

Aid worker Christin Gadeu

Christin Gadeu, aged 26, was killed 3rd February 2005 in an air crash involving a civilian airliner flying from Herat. It crashed near Kabul.

She was in Afghanistan with Management in Sciences for Health (MSH), an American non-profit organisation, helping to improve the country's public health system.

Aid worker Amy Lynn Meeks

Amy Lynn Meeks, aged 29, was killed 3rd February 2005 in an air crash involving a civilian airliner flying from Herat. It crashed near Kabul.

She was in Afghanistan with Management in Sciences for Health (MSH), an American non-profit organisation, helping to improve the country's public health system.

Civilian Health worker, Carmen Urdaneta

Ms. Urdaneta

Carmen Urdaneta, aged 32, was killed 3rd February 2005 in an air crash involving a civilian airliner flying from Herat. It crashed near Kabul.

She was in Afghanistan with Management in Sciences for Health (MSH), an American non-profit organisation, helping to improve the country's public health system.

Italian Navy officer, Commander Bruno Vianini

Italian Navy officer, Commander Bruno Vianini, aged 41, was killed on 3rd February 2005 in a plane crash.

He was on a passenger plane flying between Kabul and Herat when the aircraft crashed.

Cmd. Vianini was in Afghanistan with the Italian Special Operations Force.