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Afghan govt. says six Taliban killed in firefight |
2006-05-20 |
As many as six Taliban militants have been killed in a clash in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Friday, said a provincial spokesman. Mohiuddin, spokesman for the Helmand provincial government, said the police raided in area in the Kajakee districts following intelligence reports that some insurgents were holding a meeting there. A clash erupted and in exchange of fire that continued for more than an hour, six militants were killed when one of their colleague was captured alive, said the spokesman, who declined to reveal identity of the arrested Talibans. However, the government claim was refuted by Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi, who said no such clash was taken place in the area. Besides clashing with each other with arms, Afghan government and Taliban are also involved in a media war. Both sides hide the losses they suffer and claim of inflicting heavy losses on the other side in the media. Earlier in the day, a senior military officer stirred the media by saying that they had arrested a senior Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah during an operation in the Kandahar province. However, his claim was neither confirmed nor rejected by governor of the province who addressed an emergency news conference hours after the rumours of Dadullah's arrest. |
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