An air strike by Nato-led forces has killed dozens of Taliban insurgents in northwestern Afghanistan.
Last night's air strike, backed by Afghan and Nato ground forces, targeted Taliban positions in Badghis province, an Afghan Defence Ministry spokesman said.
He said a senior Taliban commander was among those killed.
The Taliban said two militant fighters were killed and 10 wounded in the operation.
Aid organisations say increased Taliban activity in the past few months in and around an ethnic Pashtun enclave in Badghis has disrupted delivery of supplies to the region. The Afghan army launched a large operation in the area last week.
Since restarting their insurgency against the Afghan government and foreign troops two years ago, the Taliban have expanded their operations northwards from the Pashtun-dominated south and east where they are strongest.