ISAF soldier killed in S. Afghanistan

11:40, March 13, 2010

A servicemember with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in an IED (improvised explosive device) strike in southern Afghanistan Friday.

A press release issued by the ISAF confirmed the casualty but failed to give any further detail.

A massive military crackdown coded Operation Moshtarak, or Together was launched in the southern province of Helmand last month.

The ISAF press release, however, did not disclose whether Friday's casualty was related to the operation.

The ISAF has been tolerating casualties on daily basis since the start of March.

Source: Xinhua

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