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Viewing cable 08RIGA484, LATVIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08RIGA484 2008-08-13 14:36 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Riga 
VZCZCXRO2398
RR RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHLN
RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHRA #0484 2261436
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 131436Z AUG 08 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY RIGA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5159
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0028
 
UNCLAS RIGA 000484 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV MOPS PREL AF LG
SUBJECT: LATVIAN SOLDIER KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN 
 
1. The Ministry of Defense announced that one Latvian soldier had 
been killed, and three wounded, in Afghanistan on August 11.  The 
four servicemen's vehicle was hit by a mine or improvised explosive 
in the town of Meimen while escorting journalists.  13 civilians 
were also reported injured in the blast. 
 
2. The battlefield casualty is Latvia's first related to coalition 
efforts in Afghanistan, and the first combat death for Latvian 
forces since December 2006, when two soldiers were killed in Iraq. 
Both President Zatlers and PM Godmanis expressed their condolences 
to the family of the fallen soldier. 
 
3. Ambassador Larson called Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) 
Daudze, in his role as Acting President, to offer condolences. 
Daudze said that while the loss is tragic, the GOL realizes that 
their armed forces are in a combat zone and the government remains 
committed to the mission in Afghanistan. 
 
 
LARSON