US, Afghan forces accidentally kill child in raid in eastern AfghanistanOctober 8th, 2009 US, Afghan forces kill Afghan child in raidKABUL — The U.S. military says American and Afghan forces accidentally killed a child during a raid on a Taliban compound in eastern Afghanistan.
Afghan troops kill 15 militantsAugust 4th, 2009 KABUL - Fifteen militants were killed in fighting with the security forces in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province Tuesday, the Afghan Army said. "Troops conducted a commando operation in Marja village of Nadali district Tuesday morning, as a result 15 insurgents were killed and eight others were captured," a military official said.
Afghan police, international troops kill 12 Taliban in attack in southJuly 12th, 2009 Attack kills 12 Taliban in southern AfghanistanKANDAHAR, Afghanistan — International troops and Afghan police killed 12 Taliban insurgents in a gunbattle in southern Afghanistan, police said Sunday. The joint force attacked a compound north of the capital of Uruzgan province where the militants were hiding Saturday evening, sparking the fighting, police spokesman Mohammad Musa said.
Fighting in northern Afghanistan kills 12 insurgents, 1 Afghan soldierJune 11th, 2009 Afghan clashes kill 12 insurgents, 1 soldierKABUL — Clashes in northern Afghanistan killed 12 insurgents and one Afghan soldier, the government said Thursday. The Defense Ministry said in a statement that Wednesday's fighting spanned three villages in Baghlan province.
Battles, ambushes kill around 30 in AfghanistanJune 7th, 2009 Battles, ambushes kill around 30 in AfghanistanKABUL — A joint Afghan and U.S.-led coalition operation against insurgents in southern Afghanistan killed more than 20 Taliban fighters Sunday, while a militant ambush in the northwest killed four policemen, officials said. The joint operation in Zabul province included ground forces and airstrikes.
Taliban insurgents kill 3 US soldiers in Afghanistan ambushJune 4th, 2009 Taliban kill 3 US soldiers in AfghanistanKABUL — Taliban militants detonated a bomb and opened fire on a vehicle carrying U.S. soldiers on Thursday, killing three of them, as President Barack Obama said he did not want to keep American troops in Afghanistan longer than necessary.
Afghan troops kill 11 Taliban rebelsJune 3rd, 2009 KABUL - Afghan troops have killed 11 rebels in fighting with Taliban in the southern part of the country, an official said Wednesday. "The troops came in contact with the militants in Norwak area outside Zabul province's capital Qalat Tuesday night.
Afghan troops kill six Taliban militantsJune 1st, 2009 KABUL - Six Taliban militants have been killed in fighting with the security forces in Afghanistan's northwestern Badghis province, officials said Monday. "In chasing Taliban insurgents, the troops of Afghan national army engaged them (militants) in Balamurghab district Sunday, killing six rebels and injuring eight others," military officer Jalandar Behnam said Monday.
18 militants, six soldiers killed in Afghanistan clashMay 30th, 2009 KABUL - Twenty-four people, including 18 suspected Taliban insurgents, were killed as fighting flared up in Afghanistan's northwest Badghis province, its governor said Saturday. "Taliban fighters ambushed a unit of national army soldiers in Balamurghab district Friday and troops returned fire, leaving 18 Taliban rebels dead," Governor Dulbar Jan Arman told Xinhua.
Afghan troops kill 13 militantsMay 20th, 2009 KABUL - Thirteen Taliban militants have been killed in a gunfight with the security forces near the Afghan capital, an official said Wednesday. The incident took place Tuesday evening after Taliban militants attacked Afghan soldiers in the Salar area, 70 km west of Kabul.
Afghan, coalition forces kill 22 insurgents in AfghanistanApril 12th, 2009 KABUL - The police chief of Afghanistan's restive southern Zabul province claimed Sunday that Afghan forces backed by US-led coalition air support killed 22 suspected insurgents in the country's volatile southern region. The militants ambushed a convoy of Afghan soldiers and international troops in the province's Shinkay district Saturday night, sparking a fierce battle that lasted for four hours, Abdul Rahman Sarjang, the provincial police chief said.
Taliban kill nine police officers in AfghanistanMarch 26th, 2009 KABUL - Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in south0ern Afghanistan Thursday, killing nine police officers and seized their weapons, police officials said. The militants tossed hand grenades at the police post in Gerishk district of the southern Helmand province Thursday morning before shooting the policemen inside the post, said Kamaludin Khan, the deputy provincial police chief.
Taliban kills eight policemen in AfghanistanMarch 23rd, 2009 KABUL - Eight policemen were killed Monday in an attack by Taliban rebels in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, a police officer said. 'The Taliban insurgents attacked a police patrol in Spin Boldak town, killing eight policemen and wounding another,' Sahib Jan, commander of the Highway Police in the region, told Xinhua.
60 percent Taliban militants foreigners: Afghan defence ministerFebruary 4th, 2009 KABUL - Afghanistan's Defence Minister General Abdul Rahim Wardak has said that 60 percent of the Taliban militants were foreigners, an Afghan newspaper reported Thursday. 'Over 60 percent of anti-government militants are foreign nationals,' daily Arman-e-Millie quoted the minister as saying.
20 Afghan policemen killed in Taliban ambushDecember 31st, 2008 KABUL - At least 20 police personnel have been killed in an ambush by Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, a senior official said Thursday. A group of insurgents Wednesday ambushed the convoy of the district chief of Musa Qalat, a region filled with Taliban militants, in a remote are of Hemland province, the official said, adding that 20 security guards were killed in the attack.
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