Afghan violence kills two US-led troops
Two US-led soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan as the death toll among foreign troops in the war-crippled county has hit a record high in July.
According to NATO, one foreign soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device and another troop was killed during militants` attacks in Afghanistan's volatile south.
Earlier on Sunday, NATO had declared in statement that a US-led soldier was killed by small-arms fire in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, without disclosing the nationality of the soldier and the exact location of the incident.
The latest fatality brings the number of foreign troops killed so far this year in Afghanistan to 413.
Some 140,000 NATO and US soldiers are stationed in Afghanistan-30,000 of whom are deployed in the southern Taliban heartlands of Helmand and Kandahar provinces.
The fallout comes as the latest tallies show July has been the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001.
Over 90 foreign troops including 66 American soldiers lost their lives in the war-torn country in July alone.
The increasing number of casualties has fueled public resentment over the prolonged war among Afghan people and in the United States and some European countries alike.
HA/MGH
According to NATO, one foreign soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device and another troop was killed during militants` attacks in Afghanistan's volatile south.
Earlier on Sunday, NATO had declared in statement that a US-led soldier was killed by small-arms fire in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, without disclosing the nationality of the soldier and the exact location of the incident.
The latest fatality brings the number of foreign troops killed so far this year in Afghanistan to 413.
Some 140,000 NATO and US soldiers are stationed in Afghanistan-30,000 of whom are deployed in the southern Taliban heartlands of Helmand and Kandahar provinces.
The fallout comes as the latest tallies show July has been the deadliest month for US troops in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001.
Over 90 foreign troops including 66 American soldiers lost their lives in the war-torn country in July alone.
The increasing number of casualties has fueled public resentment over the prolonged war among Afghan people and in the United States and some European countries alike.
HA/MGH
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