Kabul, January 20: A US-led soldier has been killed in an attack in northern Afghanistan, bringing the number of foreign forces killed in the Afghan war in 2011 to 18.
No further detail about the exact place of the attack and the nationality of the soldier killed in the incident has been released.
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) are by far the most lethal weapon used by Taliban militants.
The militants have used IEDs in their attacks against foreign troops, Afghan forces, and civilians.
2010 was the deadliest year for foreign military forces deployed in war-ravaged Afghanistan, with a death toll of 711.
Hundreds of civilians have also lost their lives in US-led airstrikes and ground operations in various parts of Afghanistan over the past few months.
The large number of civilian fatalities has caused widespread anger among the Afghans.
The situation is adding fuel to the fire of anti-US sentiment in war-wrecked Afghanistan and the rest of the Islamic world.
——–Agencies