US soldier killed in Afghanistan attack

A US soldier died from wounds and another was slightly injured by a bomb in separate incidents in the same Afghanistan province, the US military said yesterday.

It said the soldier’s name was being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The statement comes after earlier comments from US military officials who said a US soldier was slightly wounded by a bomb on patrol in south-eastern Afghanistan and at least three Afghan civilians were hurt when a US military helicopter fired on their car.