Afghan Taliban Attack US Security Convoy, at Least 15 Dead
By VOA News
12 September 2008
Officials in Afghanistan say at least 10 militants and five Afghan guards were killed when Taliban militants attacked a U.S. security firm convoy in southwestern Afghanistan.
The governor of Farah province says militants Friday ambushed a convoy of a U.S.-based security company that delivers supplies to coalition forces. At least three guards were believed to have been abducted following the clash between guards and Taliban militants.
Today's attack comes a day after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle full of explosives into a private security convoy in the southern city of Kandahar, killing at least two people.
In other violence, the U.S.-led coalition Friday said its forces killed more than 10 militants and detained two others during two separate raids in eastern Afghanistan.
U.S. officials say the militants were killed during a raid on the compound of a militant commander in Kapisa province Thursday. In a separate operation Thursday, officials say two militants were detained during a raid on the network of Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani in Khost province.
Also, two U.S. soldiers were killed in separate incidents in eastern Afghanistan Thursday.
This year has been the deadliest for American forces in the country since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.
In recent years, more U.S. troops have been sent to Afghanistan, while Taliban-led insurgents have developed into a more deadly fighting force.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.
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