By Xinhua,
Kabul : The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in coordination with the Pakistan military killed several insurgents along the Afghanistan border on Tuesday, said an ISAF statement.
An ISAF outpost based in the Spera district of eastern Afghanistan’s Khost province was attacked by rebel’s rockets, the statement said.
The ISAF, according to the statement, responded with mortar, artillery fire and close air support, killing several militants.
The fleeing militants crossed into Pakistan where ISAF forces thus coordinated with the Pakistan border force firing artillery on the retreating insurgents inside Pakistan, it said.
There were no non-combatant casualties on ISAF or Pakistan forces reported, it added.
Attacks on international troops are on the rise during past weeks spreading from the south to the east, while Taliban militants continue to demonstrate their strength through suicide and roadside bombings.