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Afghan-NATO operation kills 10 Taliban, police say
Jan 10, 2012, 10:00 GMT
Kunduz, Afghanistan - Ten Taliban insurgents were killed in an operation by Afghan and foreign forces in northern Afghanistan, Afghan police said Tuesday.
Sher Jan Durani, a police spokesman for the northern province of Balkh, said the rebels were killed overnight in the province's Charchenak district.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force confirmed the operation, saying its forces detained 30 insurgents and killed seven Monday night.
'Insurgents used rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire to engage the security force,' the statement said, adding it seized homemade explosives, pressure-plate bombs, weapons and ammunition.
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