US soldiers injured in Afghan attack

Three American soldiers were wounded in an attack on an US base in southern Afghanistan, a military spokesman said today.

One attacker was killed in the gunfight that broke out after about 15 insurgents assailed the base at Deh Rawood in Uruzgan province on Sunday.

It was unclear whether the attackers were affiliated to the Taliban or other groups who have mounted a wave of attacks on soldiers, government targets and aid workers across the south and east.

At least 45 people have died in violence since the passing of the country’s first post-Taliban constitution on January 4.