ROME, July 14, SPA -- The Italian Defense Ministry says an Italian soldier has been killed and three have been injured inAfghanistan. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that an Italian patrolwas hit with an explosive device positioned on a road about50 kilometers (about 30 miles) northeast of Farah province. The ministry says in a statement quoted by the Associated Press that the victim died of his wounds shortly after being taken to a military hospital.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/684286