Wednesday, June 22 – An improvised explosive device explosion killed a NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan. The recent incident brings the number of foreign forces casualties to 4 since Monday morning.
According to a statement released by NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), “An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in southern Afghanistan today.”
ISAF officials also confirmed death of two other soldiers in two separate insurgent attacks in eastern provinces on Monday.
While another ISAF service member was also killed in an IED attack also in southern Afghanistan on Monday
ISAF officials did not disclose further details regarding the nationalities of the deceased soldiers.
The NATO-led ISAF generally does not disclose the identity of the casualties, saying “It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.”
Troops mainly from the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia have been stationed in the southern region within the framework of ISAF to fight Taliban militants there while U.S. forces mostly have been stationed in the eastern part of the insurgency-hit country.
NATO-led forces casualties have reached to over 250 soldiers so far this year.
