Ambush leaves two Afghan soldiers wounded

Two Afghan National Army soldiers were wounded on April 14 when their convoy came under attack on Kandahar-Herat highway, said General Rahmatullah Raufi, commander of the 205th Atal military corps. He blamed Taleban rebels for the attack, saying militants opened fire on the convoy. Purported Taleban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack and said four government soldiers were killed in the firefight.