KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, November 18, SPA -- Taliban militants battled an Afghan army patrol in southern Afghanistan, leaving 11 suspected insurgents dead and four soldiers wounded, an official said Sunday. The Taliban ambushed and clashed with the patrol in Zabulprovince on Saturday night, said Qasem Khan, a provincialpolice official. Authorities recovered the bodies of 11 dead militantsalongside their weapons, Khan said. Four Afghan soldierswere also wounded, the Associated Press reported.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/500827