U.S.-led coalition troops clashed with a group of Taliban fighters in Tagab valley of Kapisa province in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing six militants, officials said. | "Hmmm... Y'aint from around here, air yew?" "Arrrr! We be Pashtuns!" [BANG! BANG! BANGETY BANG!] |
In Kunar province, a civilian Mi-8 supply helicopter contracted by NATO-led troops crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday, killing one person on board and wounding three others, the alliance said.
Separately, three civilians were killed and seven others wounded when their vehicle was hit Sunday by a roadside bomb in the eastern Khost province, provincial police chief said.