NATO soldier killed in S. Afghanistan

A NATO soldier was killed in Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Taliban hotbed south of Afghanistan on Monday, a press release of the alliance said.

"An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service member died following an improvised explosive device attack in southern Afghanistan today," the press release added.

However, it did not identify the nationality of the victim, saying it is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.

More than 570 NATO soldiers with majority of them Americans have been killed since January this year in Afghanistan.

Source: Xinhua