Coalition soldier, 12 Taliban die in Afghan clashes
Gunmen attacked a patrol of U.S.-led soldiers in eastern Afghanistan killing one member of the force, the latest foreign soldier to die in the bloodiest phase of Afghan violence since 2001. The U.S. military said the patrol came under small-arms fire in Paktika province, on the border with Pakistan, on Wednesday. It did not give the nationality of the soldier who was killed but U.S. forces are in charge in that area. Full Story