Two US-led soldiers have lost their lives in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan, the NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says.
Two soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan in “an improvised explosive device attack”, ISAF said in a statement on Tuesday, a Press TV correspondent reported.
The statement did not reveal the nationality of the troopers or the exact location of the bomb blast.
At least 613 US-led troops have lost their lives in the war-torn country so far this year, compared with 521 for 2009. 2010 marks the deadliest year for foreign forces since the beginning of the war back in 2001.
The security situation remains fragile in Afghanistan despite the presence of 150,000 US-led foreign forces in the war-ravaged country.
As casualties have risen in Afghanistan over the past few months, Western public opinion is growing increasingly tired of the war and mounting casualties.
Deaths of civilians in NATO and US attacks have also fueled tensions between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Western countries.
Thousands of civilians have died and many others sustained injuries in US-led operations in Afghanistan.
Source: Press TV