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Two US-led soldiers killed in Afghan war
PressTV - Two US-led soldiers killed in Afghan war
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:34AM GMT
Two servicemen with the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces have been killed in a militant attack in southern Afghanistan, Press TV reported.
The two soldiers were killed on Wednesday, a brief statement released by the Western military alliance read.
The alliance, however, did not announce the name or nationality of the victims.
According to official figures released by the website icasualties.org, a total of 446 foreign troops have lost their lives in war-battered Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, still 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.
The security situation has been deteriorating across Afghanistan over the past few years.
Violence has also spread from Afghanistan's volatile south to relatively peaceful areas over the course of the past year despite the presence of some 150,000 foreign troops.
MP/HGH
PressTV - Two US-led soldiers killed in Afghan war
Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:34AM GMT
Two servicemen with the US-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces have been killed in a militant attack in southern Afghanistan, Press TV reported.
The two soldiers were killed on Wednesday, a brief statement released by the Western military alliance read.
The alliance, however, did not announce the name or nationality of the victims.
According to official figures released by the website icasualties.org, a total of 446 foreign troops have lost their lives in war-battered Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, still 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.
The security situation has been deteriorating across Afghanistan over the past few years.
Violence has also spread from Afghanistan's volatile south to relatively peaceful areas over the course of the past year despite the presence of some 150,000 foreign troops.
MP/HGH