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Five US-led troops killed in Afghan war
Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:59PM GMT
PressTV - Five US-led troops killed in Afghan warSeparate violent incidents have killed at least five US-led soldiers in Afghanistan as the death toll of foreign forces continues to rise in the war-torn country.
The US military alliance says one American soldier was killed in an attack in the south of the country. Another NATO soldier was killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, NATO said three International Security Assistance Force service members died as a result of non-combat related injuries in western Afghanistan.
The Western alliance has not provided any further details. The latest casualties bring to at least 335 the number of US-led troops killed in Afghanistan this year alone.
According to official figures, more than 2,612 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.
JR/HGH/MMN
Sun Jul 31, 2011 3:59PM GMT
PressTV - Five US-led troops killed in Afghan warSeparate violent incidents have killed at least five US-led soldiers in Afghanistan as the death toll of foreign forces continues to rise in the war-torn country.
The US military alliance says one American soldier was killed in an attack in the south of the country. Another NATO soldier was killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, NATO said three International Security Assistance Force service members died as a result of non-combat related injuries in western Afghanistan.
The Western alliance has not provided any further details. The latest casualties bring to at least 335 the number of US-led troops killed in Afghanistan this year alone.
According to official figures, more than 2,612 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.
JR/HGH/MMN
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