Suspected Taliban attack Afghan town
(AP)
Updated: 2006-05-31 20:05 Elsewhere, suspected Taliban fighters fired a grenade at a police vehicle
Wednesday in southeastern Zabul province, killing the provincial deputy police
chief and injuring three police officers, officials said.
The police deputy chief, Ghulam Rasool, was driving through the area to warn
of an impending militant attack on police posts when his vehicle was hit by a
rock-propelled grenade near Qalat city, regional government spokesman Ali Khail
said.
Also in Zabul, rebels battled U.S. forces, though it was not immediately
clear whether there were any militant casualties, said coalition spokesman Maj.
Quentin Innis.
In recent weeks, Afghanistan has seen some of the deadliest fighting since
the ouster of the Taliban regime in late 2001. Militants have stepped up
attacks, particularly in the south, drawing a fierce response from coalition and
Afghan forces.
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