Four NATO troops killed in western Afghanistan

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Four NATO troops killed in western Afghanistan
(Reuters)
9 October 2010

Four troops from the NATO were killed in an insurgent attack in western Afghanistan on Saturday, ISAF said, the latest foreign casualties in a war now in its 10th year.

Violence is at its worst in Afghanistan since the Taliban were overthrown by U.S.-backed forces in late 2001. More than 2,000 foreign troops have died since the start of the war, more than half of those in the last two years.

The rising violence in Afghanistan will weigh heavily on President Barack Obama when his administration faces mid-term Congressional elections next month amid sagging public support for the war and ahead of a strategy review in December.

ISAF gave no further details regarding the nationality of the troops or the location of the attack. Troops from the United States, Spain and Italy are stationed in the west of the country.

Foreign troop casualties have spiked this year. More than 570 troops have died this year so far, compared to 521 for all of 2009. June was the bloodiest month, with more than 100 killed. More than 20 troops have died this month alone.



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