Kabul, Sept 18, SPA -- The U.S. military apologizedSaturday for the death of a young Afghan civilian near towhere American-led troops were battling militants in aTaliban stronghold of southern Afghanistan. One male juvenile was killed and another wounded in theincident on Friday in Uruzgan province, spokesman Maj.Scott Nelson said. "The coalition deeply regrets andapologizes for" the casualties, he said.--SPA1158 Local Time 0858 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/202635