12 Taliban fighters killed in Afghan clash

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KABUL, Aug 11 (AP): An Afghan official says clashes and airstrikes in southern Afghanistan have killed a dozen Taliban fighters.
Wazir Khan says the militants were killed late Monday inside a compound in an area bordering Ghazni and Zabul provinces. Khan is an official in the Shamulzai area, where the clash happened.
Khan says authorities have recovered the militants' bodies and ammunition. There were no casualties among Afghan or coalition forces.
Also in Zabul, a roadside bomb killed two Afghan soldiers. Lt Gen Sher Mohammad Zazai says three others were wounded in the explosion Monday.
Southern Afghanistan is the centre of the Taliban-led insurgency, where thousands of additional US troops have joined the fight to try to reverse the militants' gains.