Six soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance
Force (ISAF) and three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were
killed Friday during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, said an ISAF
statement released here on Saturday.
Nineteen more soldiers, including eight from NATO and 11 from
Afghan army, were injured in the battle, the statement added. "Six
ISAF service members and three Afghan National Army Soldiers were
killed yesterday during fighting that began around 4: 00 p.m. local
time in eastern Afghanistan," it said.
The incident occurred when the troops came under militants'
attack, it added.
However, it did not identify the nationalities of the victims,
saying, "The nationalities and names of the wounded are being
withheld pending notification of next-of-kin."
Militancy and conflicts have claimed lives of more than 5,600
people since January this year in war-torn Afghanistan.
(Xinhua News Agency November 10, 2007)
