Kabul, July 24, SPA -- A firefight Sunday between U.S.forces and rebels left an American soldier dead and anotherwounded, while an insurgent was also killed and two othersinjured in the battle in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.military said. Between 15 and 20 militants attacked the U.S. patrol inHelmand province's Gereshk district, the military said in astatement. An interpreter employed by the American forces was alsowounded in the attack. The wounded U.S. soldier and the interpreter, as well asthe two wounded insurgents, were transported to KandaharAirfield for treatment. The other rebels fled the area after the attack and U.S.ground troops and attack aircraft were searching for them. The name of the deceased soldier was withheld pendingnotification of his family, The Associated Press reported.--SPA1359 Local Time 1059 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/278821