Airstrikes kill 13 Afghan insurgents

KABUL, Afghanistan, May 26 (UPI) -- Airstrikes in Afghanistan's Logar province Tuesday killed 13 militants in a fight between insurgents and coalition forces, the U.S. military said.

Troops clearing a compound called for air support when they saw armed militants advancing toward them, CNN reported.

Also Tuesday, three International Security Assistance Force troops were killed and one injured when an improvised explosive device exploded, KUNA, the Kuwait News Agency, reported. The location of the attack and the nationalities of the soldiers weren't revealed.

"ISAF mourns the loss of these three brave service members and wishes a quick recovery for our wounded colleague," a coalition spokesperson said in a statement.