A bomb attack Friday against a convoy of French troops killed one soldier and caused many casualties among Afghans near the blast, while heavy fighting in southern Afghanistan killed about 75 Taliban fighters, officials said.The attack in western Kabul blew the windows out of a civilian bus and set at least one vehicle on fire.
Ali Shah Paktiawal, head of police criminal investigations in Kabul, said one French soldier was killed and many civilians had been killed or injured.
The U.S.-led coalition, meanwhile, said fighting in southern Afghanistan early Friday killed about 40 militants. Airstrikes were called in against "anti-coalition militants" in the Garmsir district of Helmand province. A search of the area found more than 20 rocket-propelled grenades, ammunition and land mines, the coalition said.
Read More
