Security forces killed 18 Taliban fighters as they stormed a district center in Kunduz, eight in Helmand, eight in Nimroz, and four in Nangarhar. Two policemen were also killed in Nimroz. Police detained a suicide bomber in Balkh while Afghan and Coalition forces killed and detained “several” Taliban fighters in in Wardak and Helmand. The Taliban executed three civilians for ‘spying’ in Herat, killed five civilians in a rocket attack in Kunar, and destroyed a cellular tower in Kapisa.
