31 Taliban rebels killed in Afghanistan attacks

At least 31 militants linked to Afghanistan's toppled Taliban regime were killed in clashes near the border with Pakistan, the defence ministry said.

Afghan security forces killed 28 militants who attacked a security post near the border in the southeastern province of Paktika late Sunday, ministry spokesman Mohammed Zaher Azimi told AFP on Monday.

Another three were killed after militants ambushed a truck transporting supplies for US-led coalition forces in a different area of the province, he said.