KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec 13, SPA -- Insurgents rained mortar roundson a U.S. base in Afghanistan, wounding three Afghangovernment soldiers, while American and Afghan officialsannounced Monday the arrests of 14 suspected Taliban. Eleven mortar rounds fell near the base in southeasternPaktika province in the past 24 hours, a U.S. militaryspokesman said. The wounded soldiers from the new U.S.-trained AfghanNational Army were evacuated to a field hospital at alarger U.S. base in neighboring Khost province and were instable condition, said Maj. Mark McCann. No American soldiers were reported hurt in the incident.--SPA1449 Local Time 1149 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/224590