Afghan and NATO-led coalition forces have killed at least 10 Taliban militants in clashes in western Afghanistan, security officials say. The clashes took place overnight in Farah Province, an army commander said Sunday. Col. Ghulam Farooq Naimi, 1st Brigade, 207th ANA Corps commander, said militants on Saturday ambushed a convoy of Afghan and coalition troops patrolling Bakwa city. He said 10 followers of Mullah Rahman, a regional Taliban leader, were killed in the clashes, adding that no Afghan or foreign troops had been hurt. He added that the number of militant casualties could have been greater, while the Taliban have not commented on the incident so far.
In another clash on Saturday unidentified gunmen killed a tribal elder, Abdul Majid Mojjir in the Tajarmin village, located in the Chishti Sharif district of Herat Province. Chishti Sharif governor, Seyyed Gol Chishti, confirmed the news saying the gunmen had fled the region and their identities remained unknown.