Kabul, March 01: NATO has confirmed the death of two foreign soldiers in east Afghanistan’s blast on Tuesday, a few hours after an Italian soldier’s death brought to 68 the number of US-led forces killed in Afghanistan in 2011.
Two US-led foreign troopers lost their lives in a roadside bomb explosion in the eastern province of Kandahar on Tuesday.
The NATO report does not indicate the nationality of the troops killed in Kandahar blast.
The latest fatality brings to 70 the number of US-led forces killed in the war-wrecked country since the beginning of 2011.
Earlier on Tuesday, an Italian soldier was killed and three more were wounded when a roadside bomb struck their convoy in a region in western Herat province.
Militancy is on the rise across the war-torn country despite the presence of over 150,000 foreign forces in Afghanistan.
—–Agencies