9 militants arrested in E. Afghanistan
9/12/2008 16:46
Afghan National Police (ANP) and the US-led Coalition forces detained nine
suspected militants during a combined operation, said a Coalition statement
released in Kabul today.
The operation, launched to disrupt the Haqqani
network in eastern Afghan province of Khost yesterday, targeted a Haqqani
commander known to direct and assist with the movement of weapons and foreign
fighters into the region, the statement said.
Moreover, the combined force
during the operation encountered an armed militant who refused to comply with
their instructions and displayed hostile intent, it said. "The force engaged the
militant with small-arms fire and wounded him."
Spiraling conflicts and
Taliban-linked insurgency have claimed the lives of more than 5,000 people,
mostly militants, so far this year despite over 70,000-strong international
troops stationed in strife-torn Afghanistan.
Xinhua
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