Afghan security forces clashed with Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, leaving nine militants dead, while a subsequent roadside blast targeting a police vehicle killed five officers, an official said Monday. Afghan police and army soldiers battled militants Sunday in Kandahar province's Shohrawak district, said provincial police chief Sayed Agha Saqib. During a cleanup operation after the clash, a roadside bomb hit a police vehicle in the same district, killing five officers and wounding two others, Saqib was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.
