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18 Militants killed in Afghanistan
[Tolo News] At least 18 cut-throats were killed and 15 others were maimed in NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis....
air assaults on Taliban hideouts on Saturday in Bargi Matal district of Nuristan province, Afghan police officials said.

"Based on intelligence reports indicating bully boy activities, NATO carried out an Arclight airstrike to remove them from the area," provincial police chief Zahid Nuristani said.

No civilian casualties were reported.

Taliban front man Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the deaths of 16 Death Eaters but claimed his forces had killed more than a dozen Afghan and NATO troops.

Nuristan is a mountainous region neighbouring Kunar province
... which is right down the road from Chitral...
and is regarded as a Taliban hotbed. Insurgents have recently increased their activities in several districts of the province.
Posted by: Fred 2011-09-19
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