By SPA
Kandahar, Afghanistan : Afghan and foreign forces conducted separate raids on the homes of suspected Taliban militants on Monday, leaving 10 people dead, including women and children, police said.
In western Farah province, troops attacked the home of suspected Taliban member Mullah Manan, killing nine people, including two women and two children, said district police chief Khan Agha.
He said the troops acted on intelligence indicating that insurgents were meeting at his house.
Manan escaped the attack.
In southern Helmand province, troops raided a house and wounded a child, police was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.