US-led military operation against militants kills 3 civilians in E. Afghanistan
17/12/2008 16:48
Operation carried out by the US- led Coalition forces in Khost province of
eastern Afghanistan claimed the lives of three civilians including a woman and
injured another, provincial police chief Abdul Qayum Baqizai said today.
"The
Coalition forces in conjunction with Afghan forces carried out operation against
a suspected person Dr. Bilal in Kandio village outside the provincial capital
Khost city last night during which three persons were killed and another was
injured," Baqizai told Xinhua but did not give more details.
Meanwhile, an
official within the press department of the Coalition forces in Khost province
in talks with media said that Dr. Bilal had assisted militants and foreign
insurgents in the province to destabilize security.
Three persons including a
woman were killed while another lady was injured and six persons including Dr.
Bilal were arrested, the official at the press department added.
Neither
Taliban militants nor Coalition forces have made any comment.
Spiraling
conflicts and Taliban-linked insurgency have claimed lives of more than 5,000
people,with over 2,000 civilians, so far this year, despite over 70,000-strong
international troops stationed in strife-torn Afghanistan.
Xinhua
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