2 soldiers die in Afghanistan
2005-05-09 15:27
Kabul - Two American soldiers were killed in a clash with a group of insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, said the US military on Monday.
A US military statement said the casualties occured on Sunday after a group of marines clashed with about 25 insurgents in Jalalabad.
The statement said: "The Marines had intelligence that insurgents were in the region and sought out the insurgent location.
"The marines located the insurgents and an engagement ensued."
It gave no further details.
The names of the dead were being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
- AFP