In this file picture, a British soldier provides security at a patrol base during Operation ''Panther's Claw'' in a photo released by the Ministry of Defence on July 27, 2009. Credit: Reuters/Sgt Dan Harmer/Ministry of Defence/Crown Copyright/HandoutDeadliest Month for International Troops in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
une has become the deadliest month for international troops in Afghanistan since the conflict began.
News agencies who track U.S. and NATO casualty announcements say at least 79 troops have died this month.
NATO said Thursday that four troops died in southern Afghanistan late Wednesday. Britain said the soldiers died when their vehicle crashed near Gereshk in Helmand province.
On Wednesday, NATO announced the deaths of four troops in bomb explosions in southern, eastern and western Afghanistan.
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