Fighting, Bombs Kill 56 Afghans

Battle in western part of country kills 30 insurgents, nine soldiers, while four civilians killed by bomb near Kandahar.KABUL  —A battle in a militant-controlled region of western Afghanistan left 30 insurgents and nine Afghan soldiers deadwhile a roadside bomb in the country's north wounded an Afghan governorofficials said Saturday.

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