Number of U.S tanks destroyed in Marjah and other regions of Helmand stands at 8

HELMAND, Mar. 07 - There are reports from Helmand province that the number of U.S tanks eliminated as a result of mine blasts in Marjah and other parts of Helmand has risen to eight pushing the American deaths toll to dozens throughout Saturday, Mar. 06.

According to the details, at least a dozen of the U.S soldiers were killed as one of their tanks traveling in the coalitions' convoy in Marjah's Sistani area was struck by a planted mine blast, which was minutes later followed by another blast that tore apart a vehicle of Afghan soldiers leaving about 7 soldiers dead.

Also Saturday, two straight blasts blast within moments of each other targeted a tank and a group of U.S soldiers walking to the explosion site to recover the dead from the struck tank, however the death toll in both incident is unclear yet.

In another incident elsewhere in the province, a U.S tank was destroyed in a roadside bomb blast in Khanshin district.

Furthermore, four of the U.S. tanks were destroyed in the roadside bombings in other parts of Marjah, Babaji and Gerisk district through Saturday which have pushed the number of the U.S. tanks destroyed in Helmand province to eight and their death toll to dozens.

It is to be mentioned that these fatalities and losses came as Gordon Brown, the British prime minister visited Marjah to pay homage to the Britons killed in the Operation Moshtarak in Marja town of Helmand province.

Source: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
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