European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 21, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Page 6 stars and stripes Mideast edition june 2007 violence leaves 21 suspected Taliban dead bomb kills three Canadian troops in Afghanistan by Amir Shah the associated press Afghanistan Afghanistan surging violence left three Canadian soldiers and 21 suspected Taliban militants dead As insurgents grabbed control of another District Headquarters in the nato said it faced a seasonal upsurge in militant but dismissed recent suicide and bomb attacks As militarily i Sig the Canadian troops died when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device As they were on a Supply Mission Between two checkpoints in Kan Daharsh Panjwani said Tim the head of Ca Nadian forces in the the latest deaths brought to 60 the number of Canadian troops killed in since deploying to the country As part of the Natoley Force in nato and afghan clashed with Mili Tants in the same province and called in killing 21 suspected local mayor Khai Rudin Achakzai the militants bodies were strewn in the Battlefield along with their weapons and he the recent Spike in insurgent attacks and bombings shows the Taliban remains unbowed More than five years after its de spite the deaths of thousands of we find ourselves in the midst of the so called fighting when what we had predicted is taking place an increase in Sui cide bombings and More Desper ate attempts by the enemies of peace and stability to present the illusion that they Are stronger than they said Maria spokeswoman for natos International Security assistance she described the attacks As tragic but militarily in signify pressed ahead with their tactic of taking control of Remote an apparent attempt to stretch thin the afghan Security in the Northern tip of Kandahar police lost control of the Remote Thorak District to the Mili hours after retaking a neigh Boring District of Miya Mishin that had recently fallen to the Mili said Esmatullah the provincial police those insurgent actions come against the backdrop of bitter fighting in neighbouring uru Zgan where fierce clashes be tween Taliban militants and afghan and nato forces have killed More than 100 people since including dozens of i according to at least two afghan in dozens of mourners filed into the mosque in Central Kabul to pay respects to the families of police killed in a Kabul bus attack on sunday which left 21 policemen and a number of civil ians killed the deadliest insurgent attack since the fall of the Taliban in late Twenty one of our teachers were killed in the blast that it was a Black Day for i Pray that god punish these terror and that terrorism will said Abdul one of the dozens of police officers in Navy Blue uni forms at the commander did not know kids were at raid site by Lisa Burgess stars and stripes Mil itary commander in Afghanistan said wednesday that coalition officials did not know that children were present before a compound was bombed in Eastern Patika province that absolutely not the Martin commander of the 82nd airborne divisions 4th brigade combat which is deployed to East told Pentagon re porters speaking via satellite from his Headquarters at Forward operating base aned in Patika prov commander of task Force said Mili tary commanders believed the Leader of Al Aida in Abu Laith might have been present in the which included a mosque and an islamic commanders Are not sure whether Alibi in or killed during the we do not have confirmation who was killed during that partic ular attack at this sch Weitzer told Pentagon reporters during a press As soon As we can confirm whether it was or in confident the Community at Large will the bombing raid did result in the deaths of seven boys Ages 10 to Akram governor of Patika told the associated press on reports that suggest Mili tary commanders knew the Chil Dren were in the but decided that the Chance to kill Alibi was too important to pass Are Schweitzer i can guarantee you personal As Well As that we coordinated with the various that there was an assessment there were no children on that particular he email Lisa Burgess at  Schweinfurt remembers 3 Upan coming soldiers gis were killed by a Roadside bomb during a patrol in Baghdad by Matt Millham stars and stripes Germany Bacilio James Lundin and Joshua Moore didst approach life the same but the three members of com Pany 1st 18th infantry regi Are tied together in the three killed May 30 when the vehicle they were in struck a makeshift bomb in Baghdad Pishala were honoured for their service and Sacri fice wednesday during a memorial Cere Mony at Ledward Barracks Chapel in sch symbols of their passing three sets of empty Bronze purple rifles and other effects sat at the Chap Els front As the 2nd 1st infantry division Community gathered to remember the hailed from Texas was from and came from Reading remarks made by Richard Albertson during a memorial ceremony in Stanley one of Moores former recounted How the communications guru for the want Happy about having to Wake up at 2 to connect an Antenna to a if there was Ever a commo he would fix according to Al earlier in the Moore routinely went out on missions with a different Crew than the one he died his old Crew included Albertson and two other photos by Matt and stripes above three Bronze Star medals and three purple hearts sit among upturned rifles and dog tags representing three company 1st 18th infantry regiment soldiers killed in Baghdad on May right Flowers and commanders coins rest near the photo graphs of James Joshua and Bacilio who were killed when their vehicle struck a makeshift company c who made a tradition of rolling out the Gate listening to music from pop diva Kelly followed by the hard Rock of element who joined the army two years and a Day before his had the uncanny ability to make you laugh so hard that you would make you so frustrated that you wanted to pull your hair out and make you so angry that you wanted to staff David Cundins super i said during the memorial ceremony in but most of Rothe Lundin had an ability to show warmness and open Ness that made him endearing to so Many Rothes remarks were read at the Cere Mony wednesday by Kade one of Cundins former Rothe was often torn Between discipline and laughter when it came to dealing with who married while on rest and recuperation there were a number of humorous according to Rothe i think the fact that at any Given time he had Over 20 Ash trays in his room had to set some kind of Rothe wanted him to clean up the but Lundin explained that he wanted to be Able to turn in any direction and have an ashtray Cuellar was known among the units sol Diers for his among his he was known for his Devotion to his Fame there want a conversation that we Ever had that he didst reference some time he was with his wife Nichole or the Joshua Szlachciuk said in the Baghdad his comments were read wednesday by staff Luis Reading from comments made by Dave company c in the Baghdad staff Larry Dis Haw said the three men were All fantastic examples of Upan coming they knew the risks inherent in their work and they went about it diligently and George commander of 118 spoke with Moores Jeff after the soldiers were Jeff Moore asked Glaze to pass on to the rest of the unit the same advice hed Al ways Given to his son during phone Calls from Iraq stay email Matt Millham at