北约说，在阿富汗的几起袭击造成它的五名士兵丧生，继续使今年成为自九年前战争开始以来联军死亡人数最多的一年。
星期四，阿富汗西部的一枚路边炸弹炸死三名北约士兵，同时发生在南部的另一起爆炸炸死一名北约士兵。第五名士兵在阿富汗东部的一次反叛分子袭击中丧生。北约没有提供更多的细节。星期三，六名北约士兵在阿富汗丧生。
随着阿富汗和联军部队对反叛分子发起攻势，北约指挥官警告说暴力活动可能会增加。这个月已经有超过35名北约士兵丧生。北约星期四说，它的部队星期三在东部的加兹尼省的一次突袭中打死了两名塔利班高级成员。
NATO says separate attacks have killed five of its service members in Afghanistan, continuing the deadliest year for coalition forces since the war began nine years ago.
A roadside bomb killed three NATO soldiers in the west on Thursday, while another bombing killed a service member in the south. A fifth soldier was killed in an insurgent attack in eastern Afghanistan. No other details were given.Six NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
NATO commanders have warned of an increase in violence as Afghan and coalition forces go on the offensive against insurgents. More than 35 NATO service members have been killed this month.NATO said Thursday that its forces killed two senior Taliban members during a raid in the eastern province of Ghazni on Wednesday.