US helicopters attack Taliban positions

American helicopter gunships have reportedly attacked Taliban military positions near the Afghan capital, Kabul.

The Afghan Islamic Press agency reported helicopter assaults on Taliban installations and residential areas north of the city, while US jets also attacked several locations around Kabul and the frontline to the north.

The US has also attacked Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif and the Bakhtar News Agency said 10 people were killed and 15 injured in a village south of Mazar-e-Sharif.

It also said five people were killed and seven wounded in an attack in Kandahar.