Kunduz (Afghanistan), May 29 (DPA) A NATO airstrike in northern Afghanistan killed 25 Taliban insurgents, including two of their commanders, an Afghan government official said Saturday. The air raid took place in Dana Ghori district in northern province of Baghlan Friday night, Sayed Zamanuddin, the deputy provincial police chief said. “At least 25 Taliban were killed in the airstrike,” he said, citing intelligence report provided to him from the area. He said two rebel commanders were also among those killed. Baghlan and neighbouring Kunduz province are the main hub of activity for Taliban forces in the region. Afghan and NATO troops launched a major offensive in the two provinces earlier this month. The operation is aimed at driving the militants out of the region, which was relatively peaceful until three years ago. Separately, four insurgents were detained by police forces in Doshi and Khenjan districts of Baghlan on Friday night, Zamanudin said. Meanwhile, an Afghan child was injured during a clash between Taliban and NATO forces in Kunduz’s Ali Abad district Saturday morning, Mohammad Omar, the provincial governor said. He said there were casualties among the Taliban fighters, but could not provide any figures. No NATO soldier was killed in the firefight. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that six German troops were killed when their fighters hit a military tank with rocket propelled grenade. German military sources in Kunduz confirmed the attack, but said there were no casualties on their side. There are around 4500 German troops based in northern Afghanistan, which includes Kunduz and Baghlan provinces. 
London, May 30 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole has dropped her surname from her latest merchandise line, which now has only Cheryl written on it.
The Girls Aloud singer revealed her branded T-shirts, posters and bags on her official website on the day she filed divorce plea from his footballer husband Ashley Cole and the word Cole was missing from the items, reports dailystar.com.
“Cheryl approved the merchandise months ago before any of the marriage problems exploded. But after she decided that she was definitely going to divorce him, it would have been strange to release it still emblazoned with his name all over it. So they had to make a decision to remove her surname, especially after they knew it would hit her website on that particular day,” said a source.
A spokesperson of Cheryl said that a decision has not yet been made on whether Cheryl will actually revert to her maiden name of Tweedy.
“We have no comment to make regarding the merchandise. With regards to her name, no decision has been made about this yet,” said the spokesperson.
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