KABUL, March 28, SPA -- Afghan and coalition forces killed 12militants during a gunbattle that erupted as troops raideda compound in the heartland of the Taliban insurgency insouthern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said Saturday. Meanwhile, Afghan police killed two militants and capturedtwo others during an operation Friday in the southern cityof Qalat, the capital of Zabul province, the InteriorMinistry was quoted as saying by Associated Press.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/648688