May 5, 2005	Thursday	Rabi-ul-Awwal 25, 1426

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KABUL, May 4: A firefight in southeastern Afghanistan left about 20 suspected Taliban and one Afghan police officer dead while six US servicemen and five Afghan police were injured, the US military said on Wednesday. The fighting involving US warplanes and helicopters as well as ground troops erupted on Tuesday in Deh Chopan, a troubled district in Zabul province, the military said in a statement.

A village leader with suspected links to the Taliban and six other attackers were detained by US forces, the statement added. One insurgent was also wounded during the battle, it said. The firefight was one of the biggest since overthrow of Taliban.—AFP