Attacks by Suspected Taliban Leave 4 Dead
Suspected Taliban rebels attacked a government office in southern Afghanistan, prompting a firefight that left one soldier and two militants dead, the governor said.
On Thursday, about 40 Taliban ambushed the government office in the Ata Ghar district of southern Zabol province, said Gov. Khial Mohammed Husseini. He said outgunned security forces held the rebels off, killing two of them. One soldier was also killed.
Meanwhile, rebels attacked an Afghan military convoy as it made its way from Herat province in the west to neighboring Farah, killing one driver and wounding two others, officials said.
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