3 British soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan; 16 deminers kidnapped in the east. Insurgent attacks killed three British soldiers in the southern Afghanistan region where thousands of U.S. Marines pushed forward with the American military's biggest anti-Taliban offensive since the hard-line Islamist regime was toppled.

More violence, less funding delays clearing of deadly land mines in Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan ? Kneeling in the hot morning sun, a few men carefully poke and prod at the baked earth on the outskirts of the Afghan capital. As cars and trucks drive past just a few yards away, one man unearths a deadly mine and puts explosives on it.

More violence, less funding delays clearing of deadly land mines in Afghanistan. Kneeling in the hot morning sun, a few men carefully poke and prod at the baked earth on the outskirts of the Afghan capital. As cars and trucks drive past just a few yards away, one man unearths a deadly mine and puts explosives on it.