Militants killed during a fight with troops in Helmand province district of Afghanistan . Australian soldiers had been conducting combat reconnaissance . Thirty armed militants were killed on Thursday during a fight with troops in southern Afghanistan , the U.S. military said . Militants fired at the troops with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenades . Afghan soldier killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Gereshk .
Militants killed during a fight with troops in Helmand province district of Afghanistan . Australian soldiers had been conducting combat reconnaissance . Militants fired at the troops with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenades . Afghan soldier killed by an improvised explosive device in southern Gereshk .