KABUL, Afghanistan, August 28, SPA -- U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed up to 19 suspected Taliban militants in twoseparate clashes in southern Afghanistan, and a roadsideblast killed four Afghan soldiers in the east, officialssaid Tuesday. Violence is soaring in Afghanistan. This year more than3,800 people _ most of them militants _ have died,according to an Associated Press tally of casualty figuresprovided by Western and Afghan officials.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/478011