Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Two American soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll of US troops killed in the Afghan war to 326 so far this year.

According to NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), two US soldiers died following separate militant attacks, one in the east Afghanistan, and the other in the south on Thursday.

The number of foreign troops killed in war-ravaged Afghanistan so far in 2010 stands at 493, close to the 2009 total of 521, AFP reported.

Despite the casualties, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan General David Petraeus said on Tuesday that deployments would reach 150,000 within days.

A new poll, released by Associated Press-GfK, indicates that a majority of Americans see no end in sight to the war and nearly six out of 10 oppose the nine-year-old conflict.

The issue will be a major headache in the US November mid-term elections, in which voters will be choosing one third of the Senate and the full House of Representatives.

Pundits say US President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party face an uphill battle, but Obama has expressed confidence that his party will retain control of both houses of Congress in the elections.