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Six NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan

12 January 2010 16:49 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ayaz Abdulla â€“ APA. Six Nato service members, including three Americans, were killed in Afghanistan on Monday, making it the deadliest day for the international force in more than two months, APA reports.
The violence underscored warnings that casualties will increase as more foreign troops stream into the country and step up the fighting against the Taliban.
The Americans died in a firefight with militants during an "operational patrol" in southern Afghanistan, US military spokesman Col Wayne Shanks said. He declined to provide the exact location of the clash or their branch of service pending notification of family members.
The deaths raised to at least 10 the number of US service members killed in Afghanistan so far this year, according to an Associated Press tally.
The French officer was killed during a joint patrol with Afghan troops in Alasay, a valley largely under insurgent control that Nato is trying to reclaim. Another French service member was seriously wounded in the attack some 80 kilometres northeast of Kabul.