One serviceman was killed by small-arms fire on Friday in eastern Afghanistan, a Coalition statement said.
However, it did not provide any further information about the incident just saying "the incident is under investigation and the name and nationality of the service member are being withheld in light of Coalition policy."
In another incident, Afghan and Coalition forces detained three suspected militants during operations to disrupt the Taliban and Haqqani networks in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province and the south Zabul province on Thursday.
The combined forces, according to the Coalition statement, searched compounds in Khost district, capital of Khost province, targeting a Haqqani associate believed to facilitate the movement of foreign fighters into Afghanistan.
"One suspected militant was arrested in the operation," it said.
Separately, Afghan and Coalition forces detained two suspected militants while targeting the Taliban's foreign fighter network in Zabul province, it added.
Spiraling conflicts and Taliban-linked insurgency have claimed around 5,000 people with over 254 foreign troops so far this year in Afghanistan while Taliban insurgents have vowed to intensify assaults against interests of Afghan government and international troops before the coming winter.
Source:Xinhua
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