KABUL , Afghanistan ( CNN ) -- A U.S. helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on Monday , but none of the 10 soldiers on board were killed , according to a U.S. military spokesman . File image of U.S. UH-60 helicopter in action . The Taliban claimed that its fighters used a rocket-propelled grenade launcher to shoot down a U.S. UH-60 helicopter in the Wardak province , about 30 miles ( 50km ) west of Kabul . Maj. John Redfield , a U.S. military spokesman , told CNN a coalition helicopter went down in the Wardak province after an exchange of fire with enemy on the ground . All 10 soldiers on board were picked up and taken to safety , he said . He could not say if any were injured . Meanwhile , a suicide bomber on Monday killed two soldiers and wounded three others in northern Afghanistan , a spokesman for the U.S. military in Afghanistan said . The spokesman provided no further details . An Afghan official said the incident took place as U.S. officials gathered to meet with the police chief in Pul-e-Khumri in Baghlan province . One American soldier and an Afghan child were killed in the attack , Afghan officials said . The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack . Provincial Governor Abdul Jabar Haqbeen said a man wearing a police uniform detonated his explosive-filled vest when Afghan and American soldiers stopped him from entering the police chief 's office . The chief and his American advisers were meeting inside at the time , Haqbeen said . The bomber also died in the attack , which wounded four police officers , said Abdul Rahman Sayed Khaili , the province 's police chief . Pul-e-Khumri is located about 130 miles ( 209 km ) north of the capital , Kabul . Attacks in northern Afghanistan are rare where militants have , until now , been relatively inactive . But officials say they are beginning to see a rise in incidents in the region and believe insurgents are gaining the support of the Pashtun minority there . Journalist Farhad Peikar contributed to this report .
A U.S. UH-60 helicopter has been shot down in Afghanistan . None of the 10 soldiers on board were killed , U.S. official says . A suicide bomber has killed a U.S. soldier and child in northern Afghanistan .