10 Taliban killed in Afghan fighting
Taliban insurgents attacked a police vehicle in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing a policeman and setting off an hour-long battle in which 10 militants were killed, police said.
The militants attacked the vehicle in Ghazni province and killed the policeman, provincial police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang said.
"This attack sparked a police operation. After a one-hour exchange of fire, and the arrival of reinforcements, at least 10 Taliban where killed," he said.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The attack was in Giro district where Taliban militants had taken refuge and were besieged by police, Sarjang said.
Afghanistan has in the past 10 days seen some of the worst fighting since the fall of the Taliban as the militia steps up its four-and-a-half-year insurgency, backed by other Islamic outfits including al-Qaeda.
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