2 Marines Killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan — Two U.S. Marines were killed and one was wounded in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, where troops are hunting Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters, the U.S. military said Friday.

The deaths brought to at least 92 the number of American troops killed in or around Afghanistan since the start of the campaign that ousted the Taliban in late 2001, and they came as insurgents have intensified attacks ahead of national elections.

The clash occurred late Thursday in Kunar, a province on the border with Pakistan, 1st Sgt. Dave Dyer said. The wounded Marine was in stable condition. None of the troops were identified.