KABUL, Afghanistan – The U.S. military says a militant attack on their patrol in eastern Afghanistan killed an Afghan civilian and wounded four others.

In a statement, the military says a joint U.S.-Afghan force was patrolling in the village of Matin in Kunar province Friday, when militants fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire on them.

There were no casualties among U.S. and Afghan troops, but civilians working their fields near the patrol were hit.

It was impossible to independently verify the claim, since the area is remote and dangerous.