By Xinhua,
Kabul : One soldier with the U.S.-led Coalition forces was killed and the other was wounded when their convoy stuck a roadside mine in Afghan capital Kabul Sunday morning, said a Coalition statement.
“No civilian casualties were reported so far,” it said.
The name and nationality of the service members are being withheld until next of kin notification is complete.
The U.S. military has an major base known as “Egg Camp” in Baghram district some 80 kilometers north from Kabul city.
No one has yet to claim responsibility for the incident.
A total of 70,000 multi-national troops are deployed across Afghanistan under the flags of the NATO-led ISAF and the U.S.-led Coalition forces respectively for maintaining stability and helping in reconstruction.
Afghanistan has witnessed the surge of Taliban attacks on international and Afghan troops during past weeks when the anti-government militants continue to demonstrate their strength through suicide and roadside bombings.
Escalating insurgency and violent incidents have left around 2,500 people dead with over 700 civilians since January this year in the war-torn country.