KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S.-led coalition says one soldier is dead and two wounded during a clash in southern Afghanistan.

It says the soldier died this morning during combat operations near the village of Langar in Helmand Province.

Coalition forces came under small-arms and rocket-propelled grenade fire around 5:45 a.m. and immediately returned fire.

The nationalities of the soldiers, and the condition of those injured, has not been released.