NATO Soldier Killed in Insurgent Attack in Eastern Afghanistan

KABUL: ( Middl East Press) A NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service member was killed following insurgents attack in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday.

The alliance following a statement said, “An International Security Assistance Force service member died as a result of an enemy forces attack in eastern Afghanistan today.”

The statement did not disclose further information regarding the exact location of the incident and nationality of the deceased soldier.

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) generally do not disclose identities of the NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan, saying, “It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.”

At least 59 NATO service members including 42 US troops, 6 British troops and 11 soldiers from the other NATO member countries have been killed since the beginning of the year in Afghanistan.