Kabul, May 01, SPA --Five international soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack in eastern Afghanistan today, the heaviest toll forforeign forces in Afghanistan in a single incident in recent months,dpa quoted NATO as saying. Four NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF)soldiers and one US-led coalition soldier were killed in easternAfghanistan "during an incident that included small arms fire androcket-propelled grenade strikes," ISAF said in a statement. During the battle Afghan and ISAF forces engaged the Islamicmilitants with small arms fire and called in air support, thestatement said, adding, "The insurgents withdrew and ISAF-Afghanforces are in pursuit." The statement did not disclose the nationalities of the deceasedforeign soldiers, nor did it say whether there were any casualtiesamong Afghan forces or the Taliban attackers. More than 70,000 international troops deployed from 42 nations are stationed in Afghanistan. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/659840