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2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghan war
Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:5AM
PressTV - 2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghan war
Two servicemen with the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) force have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan.
The two soldiers were killed on Thursday; The Associated Press cited a brief statement released by the Western military force.
The alliance, however, did not announce the name or nationality of the victims.
Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices are by far the most lethal weapon Taliban militants use against foreign troops, Afghan forces as well as civilians.
According to official figures released by the website icasualties.org, a total of 424 foreign troops have lost their lives in war-battered Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, nonetheless, remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a death toll of 711. The number eclipsed the previous record of 521, set in 2009.
The increasing number of military casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war.
MP/MGH
Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:5AM
PressTV - 2 US-led soldiers killed in Afghan war
Two servicemen with the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) force have been killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan.
The two soldiers were killed on Thursday; The Associated Press cited a brief statement released by the Western military force.
The alliance, however, did not announce the name or nationality of the victims.
Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices are by far the most lethal weapon Taliban militants use against foreign troops, Afghan forces as well as civilians.
According to official figures released by the website icasualties.org, a total of 424 foreign troops have lost their lives in war-battered Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, nonetheless, remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a death toll of 711. The number eclipsed the previous record of 521, set in 2009.
The increasing number of military casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war.
MP/MGH
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