Afghanistan

Afghan and Coalition forces killed 30 Taliban fighters in Badghis and six more in Logar; one Afghan soldier was also killed. A Taliban commander, a Haqqani Network subcommander, and an undisclosed number of fighters were detained in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, and Kunduz. Locals in Helmand claimed 25 civilians were killed in airstrikes on April 5. On child was killed after a clash in Kapisa.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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