(Badakhshan) A
Taliban attack on a military post in Afghanistan's northern Badakhshan province
has left 20 soldiers dead. A number of other soldiers were wounded in the
overnight attack in the province's Jurm district, At least six security
personnel were taken hostage.
(Jalalabad) At least one child was killed and seven other civilians were
wounded in an IED explosion early Wednesday morning in Jalalabad city,
Ramadan death toll stands at 1456
