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NATO soldier killed in S. Afghanistan

02 June 2012 20:16 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. A NATO soldier was killed on Saturday following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance confirmed, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

"An International Security Assistance Force service member died following an insurgent attack in southern Afghanistan today," the NATO-led ISAF said in a press releases issued on Saturday.

However, the brief statement did not provide more details and the nationality of the victim, only saying "it is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities."

The Taliban insurgents, who have been waging more than a decade- long insurgency, announced on May 2 that they would launch a spring offensive starting from May 3 to target Afghan forces as well as U.S. and NATO troops across the country.

A total of 179 NATO soldiers, mostly Americans, have been killed in Afghanistan so far this year.