Afghan government says 26 militants killed along border
The Ministry of Interior said on Sunday that the battle between militants and the border guards occurred on Saturday night in the Gurbuz district of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan.
- AP
- Published: 23:53 November 29, 2009
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Kabul: Afghan officials say that 26 militants were killed in a gun battle with border security guards along the Pakistan frontier.
The Ministry of Interior said on Sunday that the battle between militants and the border guards occurred on Saturday night in the Gurbuz district of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan.
The ministry says the bodies of 13 militants were recovered following the fighting. Air support was summoned to the area. No Afghan border security guards were killed in the violence, according to the ministry.
NATO also reported that an Afghan woman was killed when she was struck by an international forces vehicle in Kabul.
The driver of the NATO vehicle stopped after hitting the woman and transported her and her son to a medical facility. Despite medical treatment, the woman died of severe trauma.
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