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US forces kill 12 Taliban in Afghanistan battle
KABUL -US-led soldiers and warplanes killed 12 Taliban militants who ambushed coalition forces in mountainous eastern Afghanistan, a US military spokesman said on Wednesday. Two US soldiers and an Afghan soldier were wounded in Tuesdays battle in the remote province of Nuristan which borders Pakistan, Colonel Tom Collins told a press conference in Kabul.There was a significant coalition engagement yesterday in Nuristan, in which enemy extremists attacked our forces with rockets and rifle fire, Collins said. Through the actions of our forces on the ground and the use of air support we killed 12 enemy extremists, Collins said.
Nuristan is one of the provinces where Taliban-led militants are most active. It is a wooded mountainous area where they find it easy to hide.
Posted by: Steve 2006-08-09 |
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