Taliban Raid Kills 8 Afghan Opposition Fighters

islamabad - The Taliban said Tuesday their security forces had killed at least eight fighters from an armed opposition group in northern Afghanistan.

The fighting in Parwan province, about 120 kilometers north of the capital of Kabul, is the first significant clash between Taliban forces and NRF combatants in months.

Akmal Amiri, a key commander of the National Resistance Front or NRF, was among those kille