TUESDAY
[ 28.08.2007 - 11:49 ]
Coalition: 19 Suspected Taliban Killed In Southern Afghanistan
KABUL, August 28, 2007 -- The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says up to 19 suspected insurgents have been killed in two separate clashes with coalition and Afghan troops in southern Afghanistan.
A coalition statement said about 12 militants were
killed in the Taliban-held Musa Qala district of Helmand Province when a joint U.S.-Afghan force fought back after being ambushed. The coalition said that in neighboring Kandahar Province, coalition and Afghan troops identified and a attacked a group of insurgents, killing seven.
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