U.S. soldiers plan their next movement during Operation Viper Shake in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, April 21, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Infantry Division's Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Matthew C. Moeller3 Americans, 2 NATO Troops Killed In Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
KABUL – Three Americans and two other international troops were killed Friday in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, officials said.
Insurgents attacked Afghan and international forces Friday with rocket-propelled grenades and guns, NATO forces said in a statement. The troops called in air support, forcing the militants to withdraw. They are being pursued, the statement said.
Col. Greg Julian, a spokesman for U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, confirmed that three of the dead service members were Americans. The nationalities of the other two were not immediately known because NATO typically waits for countries to release such information.
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