Five NATO troops killed in volatile Afghan south

Five NATO troops have been killed in Afghanistan’s insurgency-hit south, the coalition force said on Sunday.

One soldier was killed by a homemade bomb and two others died following an insurgent attack on Saturday, said a statement from NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) without giving further details.

Two Danish soldiers were also killed on Saturday when their tank hit a roadside bomb while on patrol in restive Helmand province. The explosion left three other soldiers injured, two of them seriously, the Danish military said.