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Three militants killed by coalition in eastern Afghanistan
Jun 29, 2007, 8:27 GMT
Kabul - US-led coalition forces, backed by Afghan troops, early Friday killed three suspected Taliban militants during an operation in the Sherzad district of Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar, a military statement said.
Holed-up insurgents attempted to engage the coalition forces as they raided three compounds on credible intelligence that the structures might be harbouring Taliban and foreign fighters.
The coalition forces gunned down the assailants and detained 16 other militants after securing the compounds.
'No civilians were injured in the operations,' the statement said.
During a search, several grenades and rocket-propelled grenade launchers were found and later destroyed.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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TERRORISTS ARE GETTING KILLED, BUT ...Jun 29th, 2007 - 09:52:25
tHEY ARE INCREASING IN NUMBERS just like Veitcong, or Al Qaidah in Iraq. Then 3, 4, 5 year old's bodies show up among the dead, even infants.
A BIG DISGRACE!!
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