701 soldiers have been killed in 2010 with the bulk of the dead are US troops, 493, followed by Britons at 101.
The death toll of NATO occupation troops in Afghanistan this year has passed 700, the highest annual number since the US –led invasion in 2001, according to latest figures.
701 soldiers have been killed in 2010; with the bulk of the dead are US troops, 493, followed by Britons at 101, the independent iCasualties.org website.
The bloody milestone comes days after US President Barack Obama announced details of a review into his strategy in Afghanistan, a year after ordering an extra 30,000 American troops for the war.
Obama claimed the review showed that the strategy was "on track" and indicated that plans to start a limited withdrawal of some US forces from July 2011 were still on course.
The total death toll of occupation troops last year stood at 521 while for 2008, the number was 295, according to iCasualties.
701 soldiers have been killed in 2010; with the bulk of the dead are US troops, 493, followed by Britons at 101, the independent iCasualties.org website.
The bloody milestone comes days after US President Barack Obama announced details of a review into his strategy in Afghanistan, a year after ordering an extra 30,000 American troops for the war.
Obama claimed the review showed that the strategy was "on track" and indicated that plans to start a limited withdrawal of some US forces from July 2011 were still on course.
The total death toll of occupation troops last year stood at 521 while for 2008, the number was 295, according to iCasualties.
