US Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marines prepare for a patrol in the town of Musa Qala on January 18, 2011. — Photo by AFP

KABUL: Nato on Thursday said two of its service members died in insurgent attacks in Afghanistan.

It said one service member was killed Thursday in the north, while another was killed Wednesday in the south. It did not identify their nationalities or gave further details.

More than 20 Nato troops have been killed in Afghanistan so far this month — a bloody start to a year that Nato officials have said they expect to be particularly violent as they push further into insurgent strongholds to undermine the strength of the Taliban enough to allow troops to start drawing down.

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