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Afghan casualty figures contradict coalition numbers
[Iran Press TV Latest] Conflicting reports are coming out of Afghanistan over the death figures in overnight fighting between the Taliban militants and coalition troops. Afghanistan's Police Chief Khalil Boz Sherzai said on Friday that around 22 Afghans were killed in the central Ghazni province in an air strike while the US-led coalition report denied any air strike and only said that several militants had been killed. Coalition Spokeswoman Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said the toll figure given by the Afghan police sounded high. She also denied that any air strike had taken place. Mathias however said that clashes began as international troops, while pursuing militants in the Giro district, were fired at by the insurgents. The troops retaliated and killed some militants. She added that the troops also confiscated grenades, guns and ammunition found in a weapons cache during the operation.
Posted by: Fred 2009-07-11 |
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