The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan said on Sunday that one of its soldiers had died "as a result of a non-battle related injury" in the country's south.
ISAF did not disclose the identity or nationality of the deceased soldier in accordance with its policy of not announcing such details until the home country of the victims does so.
According to media estimates, Sunday's fatality takes the total number of foreign soldiers killed in Afghanistan this year to 87 with the United States topping the list with 64 deaths.
Currently, there are over 100,000 foreign troops from more than 48 countries in Afghanistan to contain a resurgent Taliban in the war-ravaged South Asian country. The U.S. continues to be the single biggest contributor to the ISAF, with 68,000 soldiers on the ground.
The U.S. and other allied nations involved in the Afghan mission are currently making serious efforts to get Afghan security forces ready and capable of handling the country's security before the planned withdrawal of coalition troops by end of 2014.
ISAF has already begun the process of entrusting security responsibilities of several provinces to Afghan forces. However, there are wide concerns about the ability of Afghan security forces to counter Taliban insurgency without the same level of foreign military assistance and presence.
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