Kabul, Feb 6, SPA -- A U.S. soldier was killed in Afghanistan on Monday when militants opened fire on a patrol, the U.S. military said. The attackers fled after the patrol returned fire and called in air support, the military said. The attack was in Laghman province, northwest of the provincial capital, Mehtarlam, Reuters reported. --SPA 15 15 Local Time 12 15 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/324004