Kabul: Two US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers have been killed in a bomb explosion in eastern Afghanistan.
“Two ISAF service members died following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in eastern Afghanistan today,” Xinhua cited a brief statement released by the Western military force on Wednesday.
The alliance, however, did not release the name or nationality of the victims.
According to official figures released by the icasualties.org website, a total of 485 foreign forces have lost their lives in Afghanistan so far this year.
Last year, nonetheless, remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a death toll of 711. The number eclipsed the previous record of 521 set in 2009.
The increasing number of military casualties in Afghanistan has caused widespread anger in the US and other NATO member states, undermining public support for the Afghan war.
The security situation in Afghanistan is fragile despite the presence of nearly 150,000 US-led forces in the war-torn country.
The US-led war in Afghanistan, with civilian and military casualties at record highs, has become the longest war in the US history.
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