Global General

5 NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-04-16 15:54

KABUL - Five NATO soldiers were killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement.  

"Five International Security Assistance Force service members died following an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan today," said the statement released here by ISAF.

However, the brief statement did not reveal the nationality of the victims, saying "it is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities."

Troops mainly from United States have been serving in eastern Afghan provinces to fight Taliban insurgents.

More than 120 NATO soldiers have been killed since the beginning of this year.