US-led soldier killed in Afghanistan

Another US-led soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan as an international conference has opened in the war-torn country.

NATO said in a statement that the soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack on Tuesday, a Press TV correspondent reported. The statement did not reveal the nationality of the trooper.

The death comes as Kabul is hosting officials from over 60 nations during a conference aimed at helping the war-torn country.

The deaths bring to 381 the number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan in 2010.

There has been an upsurge in attacks against US-led foreign troops and government forces in Afghanistan over the past months.

Foreign forces are experiencing some of their bloodiest days in Afghanistan since the US-led invasion of the country in 2001.

Some 140,000 US-led troops are currently stationed in Afghanistan. A further 10,000 troops are expected to be deployed to the war-ravaged country in the coming weeks.

NATO’s mounting death toll has led to a dramatic decline in public support for the Afghan war across Europe and the US.