Afghanistan: Forces kills 1 militant, arrests 3

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US-led coalition and Afghan troops killed a suspected militant and detained three others during a raid on a compound in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a coalition statement said. The troops were searching the compound suspected of housing Taliban and foreign fighters in Mata Khan district in Paktika province, the statement said. "The forces killed the adult male when he attempted to engage them during a search of the location," the statement said.