US-led foreign soldier dies in Afghanistan: ISAF

A foreign soldier serving with the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has died of non-combat-related injuries in the war-weary Afghanistan, the Western military alliance says.

ISAF released a statement, saying the soldier died on Friday, but it did not disclose the soldier’s nationality, nor did it provide further details on the incident.

There are currently over 58,000 troops — led by the United States — on the ground in the war-torn country.

At least 14 US-led soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the start of the year. However, 2010 remains the deadliest year for foreign military casualties with a death toll of 711.

According to the latest figures released by the website icasualties.org, 3,423 foreign soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since the US-led war began more than twelve years ago.

There has been no letup in the Taliban attacks on the foreign troops across Afghanistan with US-led troops and Afghan forces falling prey to Taliban attacks on an almost daily basis.

Taliban have announced to step up their attacks against the US-led and Afghan forces, vowing a new wave of attacks across Afghanistan.

The militant group said it would use “every possible tactic” to inflict casualties on the Afghan and US-led forces, specifically mentioning insider and bomb attacks.

The rising death toll of foreign forces in Afghanistan has also prompted growing opposition to the Afghan war in NATO member states and other countries that have contributed troops to the military occupation.

The United States and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington’s so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but the country is still gripped by insecurity.