Militant Attacks Kill 13 in Southern Afghanistan
Eight U.S soldiers and five civilians have been killed in attacks in southern Afghanistan, including a Taliban assault on a police compound.Three American soldiers and five Afghan civilians were killed late Tuesday, when militants attacked Afghan police headquarters in the southern city of Kandahar. Officials say a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle full of explosives at the gate, before militants opened fire on the base with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades.
NATO says its forces and Afghan police successfully repelled the attack and were able to keep the insurgents from entering the compound.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Four other U.S. soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in the south Wednesday, while one American service member was killed in a gunbattle.
On Tuesday, an Afghan soldier killed three British troops in southern Helmand province.
Source: VOA News
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