Kabul  -  A US-led coalition soldier died of injuries that he sustained in an accident, while one civilian was killed and three others wounded by a roadside bomb, officials said on Tuesday.

The soldier died in south-eastern province of Paktika province, US military said in a statement, but did not identify the nationality of the deceased soldier. Most of the troops serving under coalition forces are US soldiers.

More than 60 international soldiers have been killed this year, while a total of 232 NATO soldiers were killed in Taliban-led violence last year.

Meanwhile, one civilian was killed and three others were wounded in a roadside attack in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, Abdul Ghafoor, spokesman for the provincial police chief said.

He said that the civilians were digging the ground on a dirt road in Roghano district when the explosion took place. Ghafoor could not say if it was a freshly planted mine, or left over from three decades of turmoil in the country.

Taliban militants, who lost power in a US military invasion in late 2001, have been increasingly relying on the use of roadside and suicide attacks as part of their war against Afghan and international forces. (dpa)