Afghan troops killed five more Taliban fighters during an ongoing operation in the Balamurghab district in Badghis province. Afghan and Coalition forces killed four Taliban fighters and detained two more in the Saydabad district in Wardak province, and detained one Taliban fighter in Ghazni province. Four NATO soldiers were killed in a bombing in eastern Afghanistan. Four US soldiers were killed in two IED strikes in the Nirkh district in Wardak province.
