Press Release (2005)162 9 Dec. 2005

Statement by the Secretary General on the death of a Swedish ISAF soldier Background NATO in Afghanistan I am deeply saddened by the death of Tomas Bergqvist, who has now succumbed to the injuries he sustained in the attack on his convoy more than two weeks ago in Afghanistan . He, and his comrade who died in the same attack, gave their lives for an important mission – to help bring peace to Afghanistan . NATO and our Partners, including Sweden , will continue to work to achieve this goal.

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