KABUL, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban's regional commander has claimed a movement to recruit hundreds of bombers to attack Afghanand U.S. dominated foreign forces, a private news agency reported Thursday.

    "Taliban fighters have recruited hundreds of suicide bombers," Hindokosh News Agency (HNA) quoted Mullah Nazir Ahmad Humza as saying.

    He also added that he himself was ready to sacrifice, "his life in war against the United States and its Christian allies."

    Meantime, the news agency quoted a Taliban spokesman Dr. Hanif as saying the militants had killed 20 U.S. soldiers in the Pech valley of Manogai district in eastern Kunar province Wednesday.

    On the other hand, the agency added that the U.S. military confirmed three of its soldiers were wounded in Kunar on Wednesday. Enditem