Afghan Army Offensive Goes 'Disastrously Wrong' -- BBC News
An Afghan National Army operation - initially run independently of Nato - in the eastern province of Laghman went "disastrously wrong", officials say.
They say that what should have been a routine "mopping up" operation turned into a "major confrontation" after the Taliban launched an ambush.
Defence officials told the BBC that at least seven Afghan soldiers had been killed and 14 injured.
They say that Nato troops and air support have now joined the fighting.
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