3 Taliban militants killed, another arrested in Afghanistan
3/12/2008 17:44
The US-led Coalition forces killed three armed Taliban militants and
detained another one during an clean-up operation to disrupt the Taliban network
in Ghazni province of eastern Afghanistan yesterday, said a Coalition released
in Kabul today.
Coalition forces targeted a known Taliban militant in Andar
district, who is believed to coordinate and direct Taliban's activities in
Ghazni, the statement said.
"As the force searched the compound, the three
militants, who were armed with AK-47s, hand grenades and other military
equipment, attempted to engage the force," it said. "Coalition forces engaged
the militants with small-arms fire, and killed them."
It added that another
suspected militant was detained without clash.
A search of the militants and
compound revealed multiple AK-47s, hand grenades and other military equipment,
all of which were destroyed on the spot to prevent future use, it
said.
Taliban insurgents have yet to make comment.
Spiraling conflicts and
Taliban-linked insurgency have claimed around 5,000 people with some 2,000
civilians so far this year in strife-torn Afghanistan.
Xinhua
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