4 U.S. GIs Die, 3 Hurt in Afghan Clashes

Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers a speech during the Afghan Independence day ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug 19, 2006. The war-weary people of Afghanistan celebrate the 87th anniversary of their country's independence from Britain amid tight security on Saturday. (AP Photo/ Rodrigo Abd) (Rodrigo Abd - AP)

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Four U.S. soldiers were killed and three others wounded during separate clashes in Afghanistan, a U.S. military spokesman says.

Three soldiers were killed during combat operations in Pech district of Kunar province, said Col. Tom Collins, the U.S. military spokesman.

The fourth soldier died alongside an Afghan soldier during a "fight with a large group of Taliban," in southern Uruzgan province, Collins said.