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Nato says several militants killed in Afghanistan
The US-led coalition says forces hunting for a Taliban leader have killed several militants in central Afghanistan.
- AP
- Published: 10:00 July 23, 2008
Kabul: The US-led coalition says forces hunting for a Taliban leader have killed several militants in central Afghanistan.
Coalition forces were searching compounds in Saydabad district in Wardak province on Tuesday, when militants used grenades, machine guns and small-arms fire to attack.
A coalition statement on Wednesday said its response included an airstrike.
The Taliban leader allegedly is behind an attack on a coalition convoy on June 26 in Saydabad. The attack killed an Afghan interpreter and three troops.
Separately, police say a civilian vehicle struck a mine in Khost province on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding three. Police official Yaqub Khan says the dead included a 2-year-old.
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