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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
  • Gulf News

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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