Posted: Sunday, July 29, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 8:29 am, Sun Jul 29, 2012.
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two NATO service members were killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the Western military alliance said, the latest in a surge of Taliban attacks against foreign forces and Afghan civilians.
The military coalition didn't provide details on the assault or the nationalities of the dead, although most of the international troops stationed in that part of the country are American. Saturday's deaths bring the number of international forces killed in Afghanistan this month to at least 42.
NATO also reported Saturday that a combined Afghan-NATO security detail had sought out and killed a Taliban financier in northern Balkh province after he threatened them. The man, Maulawi Abdul Rahman, reportedly had transferred money, weapons and explosives to other insurgents for use in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces.
Over the past three months, insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, including roadside bombings, rocket attacks and armed assaults, are up 11 percent compared with the same period last year. According to figures released last week, the number of attacks in June -- more than 3,200 -- was the highest for any month since fighting escalated in July 2010, suggesting that the Taliban is far from defeated after more than a decade of war.
However, coalition analysts caution against using attack figures as a barometer of the war's progress, pointing out that the Taliban has been pushed out of the most heavily populated areas to more remote regions.
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