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| Afghanistan: Rocket attacks target foreign troops in east |
| 2009-04-29 |
| [ADN Kronos] Two rockets targeted foreign troops based at a NATO camp outside the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday. Twenty Italian soldiers were based at the camp, which is under French command, but the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force did not confirm whether there had been any casualties. Italian soldiers helped the Afghan army and police thwart an attack by militants in Mupahhi district 25 kilometres south of Kabul on Monday, ISAF's regional command in Herat said. ISAF gave no information on any casualties from the operation, which it said occurred in the village of Guldara. US-led and Afghan troops killed five suspected militants on Monday during "complex operations" targeting rebels in the Taliban flashpoint of Zhari district in southern Khandahar province, according to US forces. The rebels were shot dead as soldiers searched compounds in the province of Kandahar where troops found and "protected" 150 civilians, including 50 children, the US military said in a statement. The militants were killed after refusing orders to evacuate buildings, according to the US military. |
| Posted by:Fred |