Occupiers experience deadliest Jan. in Afghanistan

Last month was the deadliest January for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the 2001 US-led invasion of the country.

At least 44 foreign troops, most of them American, have been killed in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year, which is almost twice as many deaths as in January 2009.

Meanwhile, at least four foreign soldiers were injured in clashes with Taliban militants in the southern province of Helmand on Sunday.

Foreign troops’ casualties are expected to rise as the US and NATO send more soldiers to Afghanistan with the goal of quelling the Taliban militancy.