Afghan officials say at least 30 Taliban militants and nine Afghan
soldiers have been killed in an ongoing battle in northwestern
Afghanistan.
The Defense Ministry says four other Afghan
soldiers were missing in fierce fighting that began Friday in the Bala
Murghab district of Badghis province. Afghan troops were backed by
international forces in the battle.
Elsewhere in Afghanistan, officials say two roadside bombings have killed four civilians and wounded a provincial governor.
Police said one blast killed four civilians in southern Kandahar province.
In
northern Afghanistan Saturday, local officials said another roadside
bomb lightly wounded the governor of Kunduz province, Mohammed Omar.
Officials say the blast hit the governor's vehicle as he traveled between Kunduz and the neighboring province of Takhar.
In
other violence, the Interior Ministry says Afghan and foreign troops
killed five militants in southern Helmand province on Friday.
In
western Afghanistan, the ministry says Afghan police killed six
militants in Farah province Friday. And police in Herat province shot
and killed two would-be suicide bombers before they could detonate
their explosives.
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