Pakistani Taliban guerrillas killed two captured Afghan soldiers after troops tried to rescue them in Kandahar, police said on Wednesday. Two Pakistanis Taliban fighters were also killed in a clash that followed the rescue attempt in Maiwand district on Tuesday, said General Salim Khan, the deputy police chief of Kandahar city. "Local troops were on a search mission to find and rescue the two soldiers," Khan told Reuters. "The Pakistanis Taliban killed the hostages and the troops killed two Taliban fighters." The two soldiers were captured while travelling on a road in Maiwand district on Monday, Khan said. He referred to them as hostages although no ransom had been demanded for their release. |