U.S. soldier, 7 insurgents die in Afghan clash

KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgents in Afghanistan ambushed a patrol on Friday and one U.S. soldier and seven of the attackers were killed, the U.S. military said.

The joint U.S.-Afghan army patrol was attacked in Paktika province in the southeast of the country.

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Three U.S. soldiers were wounded, it said.

Thirteen U.S. soldiers have been killed in a wave of clashes, blasts and ambushes in Afghanistan since late March.


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