2 US marines killed in northeast Afghanistan

"Thursday evening, two marines were killed and one was wounded during an operation northeast of Asadabad," Master Sergeant Cindy Beam told AFP.

"The wounded marine is in stable condition."

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No other details would be released until the next of kin were notified, she added.

The last two months have seen more than 10 members of the US-led coalition of 20,000 marines, soldiers, air personnel and special operations forces killed in Afghanistan.

Six died in May with another two in June, one killed by a roadside bomb in southcentral Afghanistan and the other during an unexplained incident at the main US base at Bagram north of Kabul which is still being investigated.