KABUL -- Insurgents have killed two soldiers from NATO-led forces in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.
Afghanistan has seen a surge in violence this year as the hardline Islamist Taliban steps up its campaign of guerrilla
Afghanistan has seen a surge in violence this year as the hardline Islamist Taliban steps up its campaign of guerrilla
attacks, backed by suicide and roadside bombs to overthrow the pro-Western Afghan government and drive out foreign troops.
"Two ISAF service members died as a result of wounds suffered during an IED strike and small arms fire attack on
"Two ISAF service members died as a result of wounds suffered during an IED strike and small arms fire attack on
their patrol in eastern Afghanistan today," ISAF said in a statement.
The alliance does not release the nationalities of soldiers killed in Afghanistan, but most ISAF troops in eastern
The alliance does not release the nationalities of soldiers killed in Afghanistan, but most ISAF troops in eastern
Afghanistan are American.