The statement did not provide a nationality nor details of the type of attack that killed the three.
Troops from various nations serve in eastern Afghanistan.
The deaths bring to 103 the number of foreign troops killed so far this year. Of those, 78 were from the United States.
Foreign combat troops are due to leave Afghanistan at the end of 2014. In other violence yesterday and today, authorities said four explosions in the Charcheno district of southern Uruzgan province killed seven civilians.
He said that another three bombs in the same district yesterday killed four people and wounded three.
Violence has been increasing around Afghanistan, especially in the east and south, as insurgents try to take advantage of the withdrawal of foreign troops to regain lost territory.
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