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Two US-led troops die in Afghan war
PressTV - Two US-led troops die in Afghan war
Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:14PM
US-led soldiers in Afghanistan, file photo
Two US-led NATO soldiers have been killed in eastern Afghanistan as foreign forces experience some of their deadliest days in the war-ravaged country.
The Western military alliance confirmed the deaths on Saturday without giving further details.
Afghan sources say the two troopers were killed in the eastern province of Kunar.
On Friday, two other US-led foreign soldiers lost their lives in a roadside bomb blast in the east.
The deaths bring the number of foreign fatalities to over 330 so far this year.
According to official figures, more than 2,611 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
NATO has admitted that the power of militants in Afghanistan is on the rise despite the presence of about 150,000 US-led forces in the war-hit country.
The rising number of foreign casualties has stoked opposition to the Afghan war in NATO member states as well as in other countries that have contributed troops to the mission.
PressTV - Two US-led troops die in Afghan war
Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:14PM
US-led soldiers in Afghanistan, file photo
Two US-led NATO soldiers have been killed in eastern Afghanistan as foreign forces experience some of their deadliest days in the war-ravaged country.
The Western military alliance confirmed the deaths on Saturday without giving further details.
Afghan sources say the two troopers were killed in the eastern province of Kunar.
On Friday, two other US-led foreign soldiers lost their lives in a roadside bomb blast in the east.
The deaths bring the number of foreign fatalities to over 330 so far this year.
According to official figures, more than 2,611 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.
NATO has admitted that the power of militants in Afghanistan is on the rise despite the presence of about 150,000 US-led forces in the war-hit country.
The rising number of foreign casualties has stoked opposition to the Afghan war in NATO member states as well as in other countries that have contributed troops to the mission.
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