Thursday, January 11, 2007

150 Suspected Taliban Militants were Killed in Eastern Afghanistan

As many as 150 suspected Taliban militants were killed in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said on Thursday in a statement. "ISAF and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces engaged and killed a significant number of insurgents in the Bermel district, Paktika province on Wednesday night. Initial battle damage estimates indicate as many as 150 insurgents were killed," the statement said... According to the statement, NATO forces observed two large groups of insurgents infiltrating Paktika province from Pakistan...
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