AFP - A US-led coalition military operation in western Afghanistan on Friday killed 76 civilians, including 50 children and 19 women, the Afghan interior ministry said.

By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer
U.S.-led troops attacked a compound where Taliban leaders were meeting in western Afghanistan, killing 30 militants, American and Afghan military officials said Friday.

By Terri Judd, The Independent (UK)
Troop numbers in Afghanistan must increase to contain the surge in violence, says the commander of British forces in Helmand.