Three soldiers killed in eastern Afghanistan bombing

Three Afghan army soldiers were killed in a bombing in Paktia Province, east of the country.

Three Afghan army soldiers were killed in a bombing in Paktia Province, east of the country.

A spokesman for the 203rd Corps Command, Khan Momand, told reporters that a bomb planted near a road in the village of Hill, exploded after a military vehicle crossed over it.

He added that the bombing killed three Afghan army soldiers and wounded two others.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.