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2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Other News Materials 23 August 2010 12:32 (UTC +04:00)
Two soldiers of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed in Afghanistan on Monday in the relatively peaceful northern and restive southern regions, the military alliance said in a press release issued here on Monday.
2 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two soldiers of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed in Afghanistan on Monday in the relatively  peaceful northern and restive southern regions, the military alliance said in a press release issued here on Monday, Xinhua reported.
  
"An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in northern Afghanistan today," the statement added.

It also said that the second ill-fated trooper was killed in similar bomb blast in Afghanistan's volatile south, the stronghold of Taliban militants.

However, the press release did not disclose the nationalities of the dead troopers, saying it is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.

IEDs and roadside bombs organized by Taliban militants, have proved as the deadliest weapons for Afghan and international troops stationed in post-Taliban country.

The vast majority of over 450 NATO service members  who lost their lives since beginning this year had been killed in IED blasts.

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