US-led soldier killed in eastern Afghanistan, ISAF says

One US-led soldier serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.
The US-led Western military alliance confirmed the Monday incident, saying the trooper died following a militant attack.

However, there was no report on the exact location of the incident or the soldier’s nationality.
Earlier on Monday, an Afghan policewoman fatally shot a US police advisor in the police headquarters in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.

Nearly 60 foreign soldiers, about half of them Americans, have been killed this year in such attacks.

The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 under the pretext of combating terrorism. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity continues to rise across the country despite the presence of thousands of US-led soldiers.

The US-led war in Afghanistan, which has caused record-high civilian and military casualties, has become the longest military conflict in US history.

The escalating human cost of the war is putting a great deal of pressure on NATO member states to withdraw their troops.

Source: Press TV