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Clashes, airstrikes north of Kabul kill many
Afghan officials say 11 people have been killed in clashes and airstrikes north of Kabul, and that civilians may be among the dead.
- AP
- Published: 10:12 August 10, 2008
Kabul: Afghan officials say 11 people have been killed in clashes and airstrikes north of Kabul, and that civilians may be among the dead.
Afghanistan's Ministry of Defence says more than 10 people were killed in a clash near Kapisa, about 40 miles north of Kabul. The ministry didn't say if those killed were militants or civilians.
Rahimullah Safi, deputy governor of Kapisa province, says 11 people were killed and that all were civilians.
But the provincial police chief, Matiullah Safi, says it wasn't yet clear if the dead were militants or civilians.
The US-led coalition says there were airstrikes in the region, but no civilian casualties.
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