KABUL (Reuters) – Two French aid workers kidnapped in central Afghanistan last week are being held by a commander of a former armed faction, a Western radio broadcaster said on Tuesday.

KABUL (Reuters) – NATO-led forces accidentally killed four Afghan civilians in a mortar attack overnight, the alliance said on Sunday, the latest of a string of mistakes that have hurt public support for the presence of foreign troops.

KOHAT, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces backed by helicopter gunships have killed 15 Taliban militants and captured 60 in an operation that began mid-week in a troubled northwestern town, the military said on Sunday.