KABUL, April 27: A US soldier was killed when suspected militants ambushed his unit while he was on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the military said on Wednesday. The soldier, whose name was not released, was killed on Tuesday while on patrol northeast of Deh Rawood, the military said in a statement.

“The soldier was medically evacuated to the forward surgical team in Tarin Kowt where he was pronounced dead by medical personnel,” the statement said.

“His remains were transported to Kandahar airfield for movement back to the United States,” it said referring to the main US-led military base in southeastern Afghanistan. No other coalition or Afghan forces were injured in the ambush..—AFP