Kabul, March 06: A soldier with the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan.
“An ISAF service member died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today,” the military coalition said in a brief statement issued on Saturday.
However, the alliance did not announce the name or nationality of the victim.
The latest death brings to 75 the number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, nonetheless, remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a death toll of 711. The figure eclipsed the previous record of 521, set in 2009.
Roadside bombs and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are by far the most lethal weapon Taliban militants use against foreign troops, Afghan forces, and civilians.
In addition, hundreds of civilians have lost their lives in US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months, with Afghans becoming more and more outraged over the seemingly endless number of deadly assaults.
——–Agencies