NATO soldier killed in southern Afghanistan

[News_Editor]

NATO soldier killed in southern Afghanistan

2011-08-05 16:02:45 GMT+7 (ICT)

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A coalition service member was killed in southern Afghanistan on Friday as a result of an insurgent attack, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.

ISAF said one of its service members was killed as a result of an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan. As usual, the multinational force gave no other details about the incident, including the exact location.

The nationality of the service member was also not immediately disclosed. "It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities," a brief statement said.

Coalition casualties in Afghanistan have been rising sharply in recent years, with a total coalition death toll of 709 in 2010, making it the deadliest year for international troops since the war began in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States.

So far this year, at least 341 coalition service members have been killed in Afghanistan. Most troops are killed in the country's south, which is plagued by IED attacks on troops and civilians. Most of the casualties are American.

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[uptheos]

When this 'war' is finished and everyone leaves, counts up the billions of dollars and countless lives senselessly lost.............what exactly are they expecting life to be like afterwards?