Afghan troops killed 13 Taliban fighters and captured 20 more in Paktika. Four Taliban fighters were killed during a premature detonation in Farah. The Taliban killed two US soldiers in separate attacks in southern Afghanistan and kidnapped five Afghans in Herat. Kidnappers killed a businessman and two bodyguards in Kabul.
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