Two NATO soldiers were killed in a blast in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the military alliance said in a statement on Thursday morning.
"Two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members died following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in eastern Afghanistan yesterday," the NATO-led ISAF said in the statement.
The brief statement did not disclose the nationalities of the victim under the ISAF policy.
The Taliban insurgents, who have been waging a decade-long insurgency, announced on May 2 that they would launch a spring offensive starting from May 3 to target Afghan forces as well as U. S. and NATO troops across the country.
Fifty countries are contributing to 130,000-strong forces in Afghanistan with over 90,000 of them American mainly stationed in the east and south, followed by 9,500 from Britain mainly based in southern Afghanistan.
The latest casualties have brought the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan to 218 so far this year. (Xinhua)
"Two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service members died following an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in eastern Afghanistan yesterday," the NATO-led ISAF said in the statement.
The brief statement did not disclose the nationalities of the victim under the ISAF policy.
The Taliban insurgents, who have been waging a decade-long insurgency, announced on May 2 that they would launch a spring offensive starting from May 3 to target Afghan forces as well as U. S. and NATO troops across the country.
Fifty countries are contributing to 130,000-strong forces in Afghanistan with over 90,000 of them American mainly stationed in the east and south, followed by 9,500 from Britain mainly based in southern Afghanistan.
The latest casualties have brought the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan to 218 so far this year. (Xinhua)
Source : Afghan Voice Agency (AVA), International Service
