By KUNA
Kabul : A soldier of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) died from injuries sustained in an explosion during a patrol in southern Afghanistan.
A statement from ISAF headquarters issued Saturday said the explosion took place during patrol on Friday.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to the soldier’s family, friends and fellow soldiers today,” said Lieutenant Colonel Sarto LeBlanc, Regional Command South spokesperson.
“We have lost a valuable member of our team and this loss will be felt across ISAF. This soldier died while helping to bring security and peace to the people of Afghanistan.” As a matter of its policy, ISAF does not release the casualty’s nationality prior to the relevant national authority doing so, said the statement, adding that next of kin had been notified.