5th U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan in a week: Taliban rebels also gun down Afghan woman accused of spying for coalition

MSNBC (via AP), Updated: 11:08 a.m. ET Aug. 10, 2005

KABUL, Afghanistan - A roadside bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan killed a U.S. service member — the fifth American casualty in a week — and suspected Taliban rebels gunned down an Afghan woman accused of spying for the coalition, officials said Wednesday.
The spate of violence deepens concerns over security in the east and south of the country ahead of key legislative elections set for Sept. 18, Afghanistan’s next major step toward democracy after two decades of war and civil strife.
In a statement, the U.S. military reported that a roadside bomb exploded Tuesday near a vehicle in eastern Ghazni province where an American unit was conducting operations to “disrupt enemy activity in the region.”