The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) announced in a statement on Saturday that a NATO soldier was killed by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan.
"An International Security Assistance Force service member died following a direct fire attack by enemy forces in eastern Afghanistan today," ISAF said in a statement.
ISAF officials did not provide more details about the exact location of the incident or the nationality of the soldier. However, it is a known fact that most of the NATO troops in Eastern Afghanistan are American.
The death marks the seventh NATO casualty this month after a service member was also killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on Tuesday in southern Afghanistan. Saturday's death raises the number of foreign troops killed in action in Afghanistan this year to 118.
There are around 100,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, out of which around 68,000 are Americans.
The foreign forces are scheduled to leave by the end of 2014 with the end of the NATO combat mission, after which time the Afghan security forces – currently numbering at around 300,000 men – will take over full security responsibility of the country.
Nevertheless, according to NATO and Afghan officials, the Afghan security forces have assumed the bulk of leadership on operations throughout the country already.