Afghan and NATO-led troops clashed with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan on Friday, leaving 10 suspected militants dead, an Afghan army officer said. The militants were killed following the battle in Gereshk district, in Helmand province, where another 20 suspected militants died in clashes and airstrikes on Thursday, said Major General Muhiddin Ghori of the Afghan National Army. A NATO and Afghan army soldier were also wounded during the battle, Ghori said. He did not release the nationality of the wounded NATO soldier. In the southern Zabul province, militants attacked a police patrol on the main highway linking Kabul to the countryÂ’s south, leaving two officers wounded on Thursday, said Ghulam Jailani, a highway police commander in Zabul.