Three soldiers killed in Afghanistan

One British and two American soldiers have been killed by insurgents in Iraq.

Segeant Adam Dickmyer of the US 101st Airborne Division was killed when his unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Kandahar. He was originally from Salem in North Carolina.

Specialist Pedro Maldonado was killed in a skirmish with rebel forces in Kandalay. His unit were attacked with a rocket propelled grenade and small arms. Several other soldiers were wounded. Spc. Maldonado was from Houston Texas.

Meanwhile, a British soldier from the London Engineering Regiment was killed in Helmand Province. The soldier had been attempting to defuse a roadside bomb when his unit was ambushed by insurgent forces. The UK Ministry of Defence have not yet released his name.