April 24, 2012, International Security Assistance Force now saying, almost as an afterthought, that a U.S. led soldier was killed by an explosion in Helmand Province on April 22.

No other details.

Afghan officials reporting major battles with Mujahideen in Helmand and Kandahar provinces.

In Kandahar one Afghan government soldier was killed, and three wounded after being attacked by Mujahideen.

In Helmand, Afghan government forces claim to have killed 20 Mujahideen, and wounded another ten. Some reports say the battle actually took place a week ago, which brings into question the reliability of government announcements.

The Afghan National Army also claims to have operations underway in Kabul, Nangarhar, Parwan, Kunduz and Logar provinces, so far killing eight Mujahideen and capturing 16.