Kabul, Dec 21 (DPA) The death toll of foreign troops in Afghanistan has surpassed 700 for the year, according to new figures released by an independent website Tuesday.
ICasualties.org, which monitors international troop casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, said 701 soldiers died in the Afghan war during 2010, the deadliest year since the US-led invasion in 2001.
In 2009, 521 foreign troops died, compared to 295 the year before. Most of the victims this year were US soldiers – 493, followed by 101 British troops, the website said.
Nearly 150,000 international soldiers are based in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban insurgency that is growing after nine years of war.
