1 NATO soldier killed, 4 wounded in S. Afghanistan

By Xinhua,

Kabul : One soldier serving the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed and four soldiers were wounded in an engagement with insurgents during a patrol in southern Afghanistan Sunday, an ISAF statement issued here Monday said.

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Without elaborating, it said the wounded soldiers were transported to an ISAF hospital to receive treatment.

The ISAF did not release the casualty’s nationality, quoting a policy.

“Next of kin have been notified,” it added.

A total of 47,000 troops contributed by 40 nations are deployed in Afghanistan to help with stabilization and reconstruction under the flag of NATO-led ISAF with an UN mandate.