At least 26 people die in Afghan strife

KABUL, Afghanistan — Militant attacks, including a Taliban assault on an Afghan military outpost, and a roadside bombing elsewhere in Afghanistan killed at least eight soldiers, seven civilians and a policeman, officials said Tuesday.

According to Defense Ministry spokesman Daulat Waziri, the attack on the outpost took place in the southern province of Kandahar, in the Shah Wali Kot district. Along with the eight killed, seven troops were wounded in the attack late Monday, he said. At least 10 Taliban fighters also died, with their bodies left lying on the ground, Wasiri added.

Also in Kandahar, three civilians died when their tractor hit a roadside bomb Tuesday, said Samim Khpolwak, spokesman for the provincial governor. The explosion in Maiwand district also wounded four other civilians, he said.