KABUL - A NATO-led soldier and his Afghan interpreter were killed and two other soldiers wounded in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, while coalition forces detained six militants elsewhere, officials said on Wednesday.
The blast took place on Tuesday in southern province of Ghazni, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement, adding that the wounded soldiers were evacuated to a military hospital for treatment.
The statement did not disclose the nationality of the soldiers, citing ISAF policy.
On Monday, two more ISAF soldiers were killed in different incidents in southern Helmand province. The British defence ministry confirmed that one of those killed was a soldier working in the Garmsir district of the province.
Meanwhile, US-led coalition forces detained six suspected Taliban militants in a joint operation with Afghan forces in south-eastern Khost province, the US military said in a statement.
The operation in Sabari district of the province targeted a Taliban militant who was responsible for several roadside bomb attacks in the region, it said.
Several weapons and explosives were discovered during the operation, it added.
Taliban-led violence is on the rise in Afghanistan despite the presence of about 70,000 international troops in the country.
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