Taliban attack kills NATO soldier in N Afghanistan

Militants loyal to Taliban outfit in activities against NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) killed one soldier on Wednesday, a press release issued by the ISAF said. "An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in northern Afghanistan Wednesday," the press release said.

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

More than 600 NATO soldiers with majority of them Americans have been killed so far this year in Afghanistan.

Source: Xinhua