2 British, 3 Afghan troops killed

KANDAHAR—A blast struck a NATO patrol in southern Afghanistan, killing two British soldiers, while another roadside bomb attack left three Afghan private security guards dead, officials said Monday.
The British troops were airlifted to a military hospital after they were caught in the explosion during a routine patrol Sunday, NATO said in a statement. Both died at the hospital of their injuries.
Britain’s Ministry of Defense said the two were serving with 40Commando Royal Marines. It said they had been conducting a patro near Kajaki in Helmand province when their vehicle was hit. The deaths bring the number of British troops who have died inAfghanistan since 2001 to 91.

—Agencies