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10 militants and four civilians killed in violence in Afghanistan

A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts killed 10 militants and four civilians in Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday.

  • AP
  • Published: 12:06 May 17, 2008
  • Gulf News

Kabul: A series of clashes, airstrikes and bomb blasts killed 10 militants and four civilians in Afghanistan, officials said on Saturday.

A roadside blast hit a vehicle in the eastern Paktia province, leaving three civilians dead, government spokesman Ghamai Mohammadi said.

Another bomb placed on a bicycle exploded as a police vehicle passed by in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan. The blast killed a 10-year-old boy and injured another civilian, police officer Mohammad Nabi said.

In the western Farah province, Afghan and foreign troops bombed a Taliban hide-out where two hostages were being held, killing eight militants, Afghan army commander General Jalander Shah said.

Both hostages were freed during the Friday operation, Shah said.

Also on Friday, US-led coalition and Afghan troops clashed and called in airstrikes on insurgents in eastern Khost province during a raid on a compound suspected of housing militants involved in bomb-making activities.

Two militants were killed and four others detained during the operation in Khost's Sabari district, the coalition said in a statement.

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