Militants kill 3 U.S. soldiers, wound 3 others in Afghanistan From: Daily Breeze | Date: August 13, 2006| Author: Fisnik Abrashi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Copyright 2006 Daily Breeze. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Militants attacked a U.S. patrol with rocket- propelled grenades, killing three Americans in northeast Afghanistan, an official said Saturday.

U.S. troops used artillery to repel the attack in Nuristan province Friday, said Col. Tom Collins. The clash in Nuristan province's Waygal district also wounded three U.S. soldiers and one civilian as American forces kept up their hunt for Taliban fighters and extremists close to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network that are ...

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