News - Afghanistan

Two Nato soldiers were killed in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, Isaf said in a statement.
"Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today," the statement said.
Isaf did not provide more details about the exact location of the incident nor the nationality of the troops.
A total of six Isaf soldiers have died in Afghanistan this week.
The tally for Isaf soldiers' deaths this year now stands at 268, according to icasualties.org, an organisation that tracks military fatalities. The majority of those who died are Americans, with 205 US soldiers being killed this year. From Britain, 28 soldiers died.
There are currently 130,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan. Of those, 90,000 are from the US.