 US and Afghan troops killed six suspected militants in the latest spate of growing violence by Taliban insurgents ahead of parliamentary polls, the U.S. military said on Friday. There were no casualties among Afghan or U.S. soldiers during the clashes in the Shinkai district of restive Zabul province near the border with Pakistan, a statement said. Ten suspected militant fighters were captured during the incident, it said, without releasing their identities. The militants were killed after "attacking Afghan and U.S. forces in the region where they were conducting security and stability operations," it added. |