 American-led troops and warplanes attacked a Taliban hideout in western Afghanistan, killing at least 12 militants, including a regional commander, police said on Monday. Provincial police chief Sayed Agha Saqeb said that coalition troops, acting on intelligence reports, had launched the operation in the Balabuluk district of Farah province on Sunday night. “Among the nine Taliban killed in the operation, which lasted several hours, was a regional commander, Mullah Abdul Samad, the police chief added. An ISAF spokesman said that they were aware of fighting in the area. |