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Eight Taleban detained in southern Afghanistan
KABUL - Afghan and US-led coalition forces detained eight Taleban insurgents during a combat operation in the Maiwand district of the southern province of Kandahar, US military said late Tuesday. The joint operatives raided a compound in Dukah village, detaining suspected narcotics traffickers, and confiscating weapons. A US attack helicopter provided close-air support during the mission, the US military said in a statement. In recent weeks, combat missions led by Afghan security forces have disrupted multiple terrorist cells and foiled several suicide-and roadside-bombing plots in southern Afghanistan, the statement added. Kandahar was once the main stronghold of former Taleban spiritual leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, whose tyrannic regime was toppled by an international military coalition led by the United States in late 2001. Posted by: Steve 2006-04-19 |
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