US troops killed, 13 wounded in fight in eastern Afghanistan

Two US soldiers were killed and 13 wounded Friday in a major clash in the high mountains of eastern Afghanistan, while fighting in the south was reported to have killed up to 50 suspected militants and dozens of civilians, officials said.

An American AH-64 Apache attack helicopter supporting the evacuation of wounded troops in the east made what NATO's International Security Assistance force labeled a "controlled landing" after possible engine failure. (AP)