Coalition soldier and five militants killed in Afghanistan

One US-led coalition soldier and five militants have been killed in a clash in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said today.

Militants attacked a coalition convoy in the Baghran Valley in Helmand province yesterday, killing the soldier and wounding another, said spokesman Sgt. Chris Miller.

The five militants died when coalition forces returned fire, he said.

Miller gave no details about the identity or nationality of the dead soldier.

Another foreign military official said the dead soldier was American.

Miller said the wounded soldier had been treated for his injuries. He had no information on his condition.