Afghanistan violence leaves 11 people dead

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Police and Taliban militants battled Friday in a fresh clash that killed 11 people, while a human rights group estimated that nearly three dozen civilians died this week in a U.S. airstrike on a southern village -- double the official toll.
Extending days of stepped-up violence, Taliban rebels ambushed a police patrol in central Ghazni province. The ensuing battle left 10 militants and a policeman dead, local police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang said.