Over 40 militants killed in Afghan clashes, says US

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Coalition and Afghan forces killed more than 40 militants in clashes across southern Afghan on Saturday, according to the U.S. military.
The clashes come amid stepped up U.S.-led military efforts to crush armed extremists, primarily the Taliban, behind a bloody insurgency raging across Afghanistan, particularly in the south.

Skirmishes between coalition and Taliban militants raged throughout......