US-led and Afghan troops battled suspected Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan in ground clashes and airstrikes that left over 100 militants dead, the coalition said.

A coalition forces airstrike killed a local Taliban commander and 15 other militants in fighting in southern Afghanistan, the US military said today.

British troops shot and killed a policeman today as they left their base in southern Afghanistan, officials said.

Afghanistan’s foreign minister today urged the international community to do more to stem the flow of Islamic extremists, weapons and terror funding into the country.