A soldier serving with the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan (file photo)<\/p>\n
A foreign soldier serving with the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has been killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in the troubled southern Afghanistan, the Western military alliance says.\n<\/p>\n
The US-led military coalition said in a statement that the serviceman died following an IED attack in the country’s troubled South on Monday.\n<\/p>\n
In line with the ISAF policy, the statement did not disclose the soldier’s nationality, nor did it provide further details on the exact whereabouts of the incident.\n<\/p>\n
The latest death bring the number of US-led soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year to at least 119.\n<\/p>\n
According to the latest figures released by the website icasualties.org<\/i>, 3,368 foreign soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led war began more than eleven years ago.\n<\/p>\n
This comes as there has been no letup in the Taliban attacks on US-led foreign troops across Afghanistan with US-led troops and Afghan forces falling prey to Taliban attacks on an almost daily basis.\n<\/p>\n
In late April, the Taliban announced the start of their annual offensive against US-led and Afghan forces, vowing a new wave of attacks across Afghanistan.\n<\/p>\n
The militant group said it would use “every possible tactic” to inflict casualties on Afghan and US-led forces. They specifically mentioned insider and bomb attacks.\n<\/p>\n
The increasing number of military casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war.\n<\/p>\n
The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but the country is still gripped by insecurity.\n<\/p>\n
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