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U.S.-led coalition forces called in airstrikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families, officials said Tuesday. The coalition said in a statement that its troops opened fire and called in airstrikes Monday after observing...
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13 Taliban, 2 police killed in Afghanistan clashes
A police chief says clashes in southern Afghanistan have killed 13 Taliban militants and two policemen. Helmand provincial police Chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal says six other officers were wounded in the clashes. Andiwal says 10 militants were killed in Helmand's Marja district after they...
13 Taliban, 2 police killed in clashes in southern Afghanistan
A police chief says clashes in southern Afghanistan have killed 13 Taliban militants and two policemen. Helmand provincial police Chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal says six other officers were wounded in the clashes. Andiwal says 10 militants were killed in Helmand's Marja district after they...
Coalition Forces Kill Taliban Militants in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2008 – About a dozen militant extremists were killed yesterday during a coalition forces operation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province to disrupt Taliban weapons supply operations, military officials reported. Coalition forces searched compounds in the province’s Garmser...
NATO operation kills scores of rebels in Afghanistan - Summary
Kabul - Coalition forces killed at least 12 suspected Taliban militants in a southern town, while the provincial governor said that more than 150 militants were killed by the combined forces in the past week. The US military said Tuesday a dozen mili...
150 militants killed in Afghanistan
From correspondents in Kabul, Afghanistan, 06:30 PM IST At least 150 militants have been killed by Afghan and foreign troops in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Tuesday. The operations took place in Garmser district of Helmand province, a known hotbed of Taliban-led militancy,...
U.S. marines lead intense southern Afghan push against Taliban
Fighting between U.S.-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan and the Taliban is intensifying, as U.S. marines push to cut the insurgents' supply lines in Helmand province, officials in Kabul said Tuesday. The coalition said in a statement that its troops opened fire and called in air...
U.S. marines lead intense southern Afghan push against Taliban
Fighting between U.S.-led coalition forces in southern Afghanistan and the Taliban is intensifying, as U.S. marines push to cut the insurgents' supply lines in Helmand province, officials in Kabul said Tuesday. The coalition said in a statement that its troops opened fire and called in air...
Airstrikes kill 12 militants in Afghanistan
By FISNIK ABRASHI Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S.-led coalition forces called in airstrikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families, officials said today. The coalition said in a statement that its troops...
Clashes, air strikes kill 12 militants in Afghanistan
The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S.-led coalition forces called in air strikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families, officials said Tuesday. The coalition said in a statement that its troops opened fire...
Clashes, airstrikes kill 12 in Afghanistan; 17 children wounded in blast
US-led coalition forces called in airstrikes against the Taliban, killing a dozen militants during fighting in southern Afghanistan that has displaced many families, officials said Tuesday. The coalition said in a statement that its troops opened fire and called in airstrikes Monday after...
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