5 enemy soldiers killed 

 KHOST, Feb, 17 – An enemy personnel was killed and another one got injured after a bomb set off near the enemy while doing a foot patrol in the provincial capital of Khost province.

In another report, 2 enemy soldiers were killed and 1 was wounded in a bomb attack in the provincial capital of Khost province.

In a report from neighboring Paktia province, 2 enemy soldiers were killed and in two attacks by Mujahideen in the provincial capital of Khost province.