| An Afghan soldier and five Taliban were killed in a bomb attack in southern Afghanistan on Friday, Afghan military officials said. The soldiers were on foot patrol in a volatile area of Kandahar early on Friday when a roadside mine exploded, killing one trooper and wounding three others, district army commander Rahamatullah Khan said. Yousuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, confirmed that the device had been planted by members of the militia. Adding that the Taliban had been attacked overnight and five Taliban were killed in the return fire. |