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US-led soldier dies in Afghan war
Sat Aug 6, 2011 9:55AM GMT
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Another US-led soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says.
The military alliance said in a statement that the incident occurred on Saturday but provided no further information about the victim's identity or nationality, Xinhua reported.
Saturday's death brings the death toll for foreign troops in the Afghan war in 2011 to at least 345, according to icasualties.org.
Four US-led soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday.
A US-led soldier was killed on the same day by a man dressed as an Afghan policeman in eastern Afghanistan, ISAF said in a statement.
Over 2626 foreign troops, most of them American, have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001. At least 711 soldiers were killed in 2010 making it the deadliest year for the military alliance.
With a rise in military casualties, more Afghan civilians are also losing their lives due to the volatile security situation across the Asian country.
More than 1,462 civilians were killed during the first half of 2011 indicating a 15-percent increase compared with the same period last year, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a recent report.
MA/JG/HRF
Sat Aug 6, 2011 9:55AM GMT
PressTV - US-led soldier dies in Afghan war
Another US-led soldier has been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says.
The military alliance said in a statement that the incident occurred on Saturday but provided no further information about the victim's identity or nationality, Xinhua reported.
Saturday's death brings the death toll for foreign troops in the Afghan war in 2011 to at least 345, according to icasualties.org.
Four US-led soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday.
A US-led soldier was killed on the same day by a man dressed as an Afghan policeman in eastern Afghanistan, ISAF said in a statement.
Over 2626 foreign troops, most of them American, have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001. At least 711 soldiers were killed in 2010 making it the deadliest year for the military alliance.
With a rise in military casualties, more Afghan civilians are also losing their lives due to the volatile security situation across the Asian country.
More than 1,462 civilians were killed during the first half of 2011 indicating a 15-percent increase compared with the same period last year, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a recent report.
MA/JG/HRF