Six NATO troops have been killed in Afghanistan in the latest deadly attack on the U.S.-led occupation. Five of the soldiers died in a single roadside bombing. The attack comes one day after the U.S. military claimed to have killed the Afghan militants responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter, killing 30 U.S. soldiers, as well as eight Afghans. Speaking from a base in Kabul, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, announced the air strike.

Gen. John Allen: “At approximately midnight on 8 August, coalition forces killed the Taliban insurgents responsible for this attack against the helicopter, which we assessed was an RPG [rocket-propelled grenade] round. This action was a continuation of the original mission to dismantle the Taliban network in the Sayed Abad district of the Wardak province. This does not ease our loss, but we must and we will continue to relentlessly pursue the enemy.”