Dozens of Afghan Taleban 'killed'

About 30 Taleban fighters have been killed in a joint Nato operation in the western province of Farah, Afghan military officials say.

The large operation was initially led by the Afghan National Army (ANA).

At a later stage, Nato warplanes were called in to bomb a compound said to house Taleban fighters.

Meanwhile, in the capital Kabul, three Afghan civilians were killed in a suicide car bomb attack aimed at a convoy of international troops.

Fierce fighting

Afghan forces and troops from the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) surrounded a compound where rebels had massed in Bala Buluk district in Farah, military officials said.