A NATO air strike on militants planting a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan left five suspected insurgents dead, while a clash in the west killed another 10 militants, officials said Tuesday, According to AP. The air strike happened as the group was spotted digging on the road and laying a roadside bomb in Bermel district, in Paktika province, late Sunday, said Sgt. 1st Class Dean Welch, a U.S.-led coalition spokesman. In western Farah province, a large group of insurgents attacked a government building in Bakwa district on Tuesday, sparking a four-hour battle that left a police officer and 10 suspected militants dead, said Ahmad Khan, a police officer.
