Four die in Afghan fighting

Two Afghan women and two children were killed when NATO soldiers were attacked by insurgents in southern Afghanistan and returned fire, the alliance force said yesterday.
International Security Assistance Force troops were shot at Tuesday and immediately fired back, ISAF said in a statement.
"Tragically, a group of civilians received fire causing the death of two women and two children," the statement said.
A number of the attackers were also killed but no ISAF soldiers were harmed, it said, giving no details.
Ten other civilians were taken to an ISAF base where a wounded child was treated.