KABUL, JUNE 14 (SPA) - TWO FOREIGN SOLDIERS AND 14 REBELS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE LATEST CLASHES IN THE MOST SERIOUS SPELL OF VIOLENCE IN AFGHANISTAN SINCE THE TALIBAN WERE OVERTHROWN IN 2001, MILITARY OFFICIALS SAID ON WEDNESDAY. THE LATEST BLOODSHED CAME AS THE U.S.-LED COALITION ANNOUNCED A MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE TALIBAN IN THEIR SOUTHERN HEARTLAND AHEAD OF HANDING OVER THE REGION TO NATO TROOPS TO ALLOW A REDUCTION IN U.S. FORCES IN THE COUNTRY, REUTERS REPORTED. --SPA 14/06/2006 12:34 ت م www.spa.gov.sa/368597