An explosive packed van hit the US convoy and
militants fired from all directions compelled the allied forces to hit back.16
people were killed and nearly 25 people were injured. It was not clear whether Afghans were killed by fire of militantsor the allied forces.Hundreds of Afghan people protested against America and Karzai, the Afghan president.Maj. William Mitchell, a U.S. military spokesman, said the suicide attack was a "complex ambush," with
militants firing guns at the
soldiers from three different points.The soldiers were special marine force not the international security forces of NATO.Meanwhile in southern Afghanistan 2 soldiers from the allied forces were killed, they were not yet identified. Helmand province where British forces are employed saw many clashes since several weeks