Three suicide bombers attacked the Kandahar governor’s compound, killing five policemen. A joint Afghan-Coalition patrol killed between six and eight insurgents in the Chak district of Wardak province. A government official claimed 50 Taliban fighters and three commanders were killed in a large operation in Wardak. A two-day operation launched by Afghan and Coalition forces in Paktika province killed six Taliban fighters including a local commander, Mullah Qazi.
