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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (70129)	6/7/2006 9:50:56 AM
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(<: 2 U.S., 3 Afghan troops killed in bombing By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer Wed Jun 7, 5:58 AM ET KABUL, Afghanistan - A roadside bomb hit a convoy of Afghan soldiers in the eastern Afghan mountains, killing three and wounding four, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, while the U.S.-led coalition confirmed that two soldiers killed by a roadside bomb were U.S. troops. Elsewhere, 17 suspected militants were reported killed in three operations conducted earlier this week, the coalition said. Two coalition soldiers were wounded in one of the battles. The attack that killed the three Afghan soldiers occurred Tuesday in Kunar province, about 120 miles east of the capital Kabul, a ministry statement said. The wounded were rushed to a nearby hospital. The convoy was carrying equipment to an army base when it was attacked, the ministry said. Also Wednesday, U.S. military spokeswoman Tamara D. Lawrence confirmed that two coalition soldiers killed the day before by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan were Americans. The soldiers' Humvee was conducting security operations in Nangarhar province when the bomb exploded. A U.S. soldier and an Afghan interpreter were wounded in the attack. The coalition also said that 13 insurgents were killed either Sunday or Monday in southern Uruzgan province as a coalition patrol exchanged fire with militants. Two coalition soldiers were evacuated with wounds not considered life threatening, the coalition said. Coalition soldiers also killed four militants in firefights in Zabul and Paktika provinces. Violence has escalated in Afghanistan in recent months, raising fears for this country's future. Militants have also been using more suicide and roadside bombs in attacks against coalition forces. news.yahoo.com