5 January 2005 -- A provincial governor in southern Afghanistan says Taliban militants attacked a government office and killed one of the Afghan soldiers guarding the building.
Zabul Governor Khial Mohammad Hosayni said today that five of the militants were killed during the gunbattle, including a rebel commander.
The remaining militants withdrew before U.S. forces arrived at the mayor's office in the Atghar district on 3 January.
Militants regularly attack government and U.S. forces close to the mountainous frontier with Pakistan. An ambush on 3 January in the eastern province of Kunar left one U.S. soldier dead and three others wounded.
(AP)
The remaining militants withdrew before U.S. forces arrived at the mayor's office in the Atghar district on 3 January.
Militants regularly attack government and U.S. forces close to the mountainous frontier with Pakistan. An ambush on 3 January in the eastern province of Kunar left one U.S. soldier dead and three others wounded.
(AP)