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7 insurgents killed in S Afghanistan
(Xinhua) -- Clashes between Taliban militants and Afghan police left nine persons including seven militants dead in south Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. "Five Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed as they came in contact in Chora district of Uruzgan province early Saturday," police chief of Uruzgan province Mohammad Qasim told Xinhua. Four policemen were injured in the fire exchange, he added.

Two more Taliban fighters were killed and six others sustained injuries on Friday night in the neighboring Helmand province as militants and police exchanged fire near Zabul's provincial capital Qalat, a local police officer Mohammad Asif said.
Posted by: Fred 2007-03-25
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