British officials say a roadside blast in southern Afghanistan has killed a British journalist, a U.S. Marine and an Afghan soldier, VOA reported.
Britain's Defense Ministry says Rupert Hamer, the defense correspondent for Britain's Sunday Mirror newspaper, was killed and photographer Philip Coburn was seriously wounded when the vehicle they were traveling in with U.S. Marines hit a makeshift bomb on Saturday.
Four other Marines were reported to be seriously wounded in the blast.
Meanwhile, U.S. and Afghan authorities have signed a deal that is expected to transfer responsibility for the U.S.-run detention facility at Bagram Air Base by the end of the year.
Afghanistan's Defense Ministry announced Saturday that Afghan troops will soon begin training to take over the investigation, detention and trials of inmates.
The site, near Kabul, has been used to hold detainees since the U.S.-led offensive in Afghanistan began in 2001.
U.S. troops were accused of beating two prisoners to death at Bagram in 2002. Human rights groups have criticized the United States for detaining inmates for lengthy periods of time without charge.
About 700 detainees are being held at Bagram.