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Two NATO soldiers, 14 militants killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, May 21 (AP):

Violence in Afghanistan left 18 dead, including two NATO soldiers and 14 militants. A NATO statement Wednesday said an explosion killed a soldier and civilian interpreter on patrol in Ghazni province. Two NATO soldiers were wounded, one of whom later died at a military hospital. In neighboring Zabul province, deputy governor Gulab Shah Alikhel said air strikes and a three-hour gunbattle Tuesday killed an Afghan army soldier and 14 imilitants.