KABUL, Afghanistan, August 10, SPA -- Afghan officials say 11 peoplehave been killed in clashes and air strikes north of Kabul,and that civilians may be among the dead. Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense says more than 10 peoplewere killed in a clash Saturday near Kapisa, about 60kilometers (40 miles) north of Kabul. The ministry didn notsay if those killed were militants or civilians, the Associated Press reported. Rahimullah Safi, deputy governor of Kapisa province, saidSunday 11 people were killed and that all were civilians. But the provincial police chief, Matiullah Safi, says itwasn't yet clear if the dead were militants or civilians. The U.S.-led coalition says there were airstrikes in theregion, but no civilian casualties.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/580830
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