KABUL, May 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Two U.S. Marines were killed May 8 northwest of Jalalabad, in Laghman Province, in an engagement withapproximately 25 insurgents, coalition said on Monday.

    The Marines had intelligence that insurgents were in the regionand sought out the insurgent location. The Marines located the insurgents and an engagement ensued.

    The names of the dead are being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin. Enditem