Rebel fighters attacked U.S. troops and fired rockets at American helicopters in a skirmish in southern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday. No casualties or damage were reported from the firefight on Monday near Deh Rawood, 400 kilometers (250 miles) southwest of the capital, Kabul, spokesman Maj. Scott Nelson said. Four insurgents who were also armed with assault rifles and machine guns opened fire on American troops, he said. "The anti-coalition militants fired rocket-propelled grenades at the AH-64 (helicopters) providing close air support," Nelson said. "The AH-64s returned fire and the (militants) broke contact.""
