Two US soldiers, 10 Taliban killed in Afghan clash
Two US and four Afghan soldiers and 10 Taliban fighters were killed in separate clashes in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar and Khost, the US-led coalition force said yesterday.
Three US soldiers were also wounded in the fighting late on Monday in the province's Pech district.
Taliban insurgents attacked a border police post in southeastern Afghanistan, sparking a gunbattle, which left three policemen and 10 rebels dead, a provincial governor said.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. A group of militants tried to storm the checkpost in the Gomal district of unruly Paktika province late Monday and fled after an hour-long battle, governor Mohammed Akram Khepelwak told AFP on Tuesday.
"Three border police were martyred and 10 Taliban were killed in the one-hour fighting in Gomal district," he said.
Three police officers were also wounded in the incident, he added.
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