5 insurgents killed in S. Afghanistan
5/11/2008 17:00
Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) backed by the US -led Coalition
forces have killed five insurgents during a combat security patrol in southern
Afghan province of Helmand, said a Coalition statement received in Kabul
today.
Insurgents engaged the combined patrol with rocket-propelled grenades
and small-arms fire in Nahr Surkh district of Helmand on Nov. 3, the statement
said.
The combined forces returned fire killing five, and "no ANSF, Coalition
forces or civilians casualties were reported," it said.
In another incident,
one Afghan was shot dead in an altercation in southern Afghanistan yesterday
morning, said the Coalition statement.
"Reports indicate one Afghan was shot
after pouring and igniting a flammable liquid on another US civilian who
sustained serious burns and was transported to the nearest Coalition forces
medical facility for treatment," it said.
"The incident is under
investigation," it added.
The war-torn Afghanistan has seen escalating
violence and crimes in the past months as spiraling conflicts and Taliban-
linked insurgency have claimed around 5,000 people with over 1500 civilians so
far this year.
Xinhua
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