KABUL, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Three soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed and six others wounded by suspected Taliban insurgents at about 12:30 a.m. near Pashmul village, west of Kandahar city, capital of Kandahar province, an ISAF press release said.

    The troops, who were working with Afghan forces to improve security along a main highway, were attacked by rocket propelled grenades from a school, it said.

    Three seriously wounded soldiers had been evacuated by helicopter to an ISAF medical facility in neighboring Helmand Province, while three others were evacuated by helicopter to a hospital at Kandahar Airfield.

    All the six are in good condition without life threatening injuries, the press release said.

    It didn't announce the nationality of the casualties, while 2,200 Canadian soldiers have been deployed in Kandahar province, a hot bed of Taliban insurgents. Enditem