Thursday, July 3, 2008
HEART: Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 25 Taliban militants in a 10-hour gun battle in western Afghanistan, a provincial police chief said on Thursday.
The militants were killed in Muqur district in Badghis province on Wednesday during a joint clean-up operation by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the Afghan army and police, Mohammad Ayob Niazyar said.
"At least 25 Taliban were killed and many were wounded in several hours of fighting after the Taliban attacked our troops," Niazyar told foreign news agency.
He said the clash started Wednesday afternoon and lasted till midnight. No NATO and Afghan forces were wounded in the fighting.
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