Four NATO troops die in Afghan violence

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Four NATO troops die in Afghan violence

2011-08-15 12:21:50 GMT+7 (ICT)

KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Four coalition service members were killed as a result of three separate attacks in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Monday.

ISAF said one of its service members was killed as a result of an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan. Three others also died in the country's east as a result of two separate improvised explosive device (IED) attacks. As usual, the multinational force gave no other details about the incidents, including the exact locations.

The nationalities of the service members were also not immediately disclosed by ISAF. "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.

There are currently more than 132,000 ISAF troops in Afghanistan, including some 90,000 U.S. troops and more than 9,500 British soldiers. U.S. President Barack Obama previously ordered a drawdown of 10,000 American troops later this year, with another 23,000 U.S. troops to return home next year.

So far this year, at least 398 coalition service members have been killed in Afghanistan. Most troops are American and are killed in the country's south, which is plagued by IED attacks on troops and civilians. The deadliest incident happened on Saturday when a U.S. helicopter crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 U.S. troops, seven Afghan troops and an Afghan interpreter.

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[Scott]

One nonsense post removed.

[flying]

There are currently more than 132,000 ISAF troops in Afghanistan, including some 90,000 U.S. troops and more than 9,500 British soldiers. U.S. President Barack Obama previously ordered a drawdown of 10,000 American troops later this year, with another 23,000 U.S. troops to return home next year.

At that rate of draw down I guess we can count on the garbage disposal of USD to continue long after BO is but another bad memory in US military action on foreign soil.

The song remains the same.........

Edited August 15, 2011 by flying