A soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in the militancy-hit south Afghanistan, a press release of the alliance said Sunday, Xinhua reported.
"An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service member was killed Saturday as a result an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation that occurred in southern Afghanistan," the press release said.
However, it did not say the exact place of the incident or the nationality of the victim.
"We mourn the loss of a professional ISAF service member who sacrificed his life to help secure Afghans living in the south," said Brigadier-General Eric Tremblay, ISAF Spokesperson in the press release.
The incident coincided with the visit of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the restive Helmand province on Saturday.
Troops from The Uniteds States, Canada, Holland, Britain and Australia have been stationed in the southern region to stabilize security there.
To tackle the increasing Taliban-linked insurgency over 100,000 international troops, with more of them Americans, have been deployed in the post-Taliban country.
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