OTHER TOP STORIES
More from this section
- Stolen missiles from Gaddafi targets Britain chopper pilots
- Argentina accuses UK of treating Falkands as 'last refuge of declining empire'
- Imran Khan accuses Gilani of putting system at risk to save corrupt Zardari
- New survey shows Santorum trails Obama by just four percent in White House race
- Egypt's generals reject calls for civilian cabinet
- Burma's 'Saffron Revolution' leader detained within weeks of release
Coalition forces kill 11 militants in Afghanistan
Asia,
Wed, 31 Dec 2008
IANS
Kabul, Dec 31 (Xinhua) At least 11 militants were killed during an offensive by the US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan's Kabul province, a coalition statement said Wednesday.
The operation launched Tuesday in Surobi district targeted a senior commander of the Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) network wanted for trafficking weapons and fighters, the statement said.
Coalition forces engaged the militants and called in close-air precision munitions, killing 11 of them, the statement said, adding that no civilian casualties were reported.
The forces also recovered a huge cache of arms and amunitions from the site during the search operation following the gun battle.
RELATED STORIES
Political parties should obey Coalition dharma.
Coalition politics, governments here to stay: Lalu Yadav.
Coalition forces kill 10 militants in Afghanistan .
Coalition governments not good for progress: Azad .
Coalition forces kill 11 militants in Afghanistan .
Coalition of navies sets up new counter-piracy task force .
Coalition politics, governments here to stay: Lalu Yadav.
Coalition forces kill 10 militants in Afghanistan .
Coalition governments not good for progress: Azad .
Coalition forces kill 11 militants in Afghanistan .
Coalition of navies sets up new counter-piracy task force .
LATEST IMAGES
|
|
|
|
|
|
MORE...
Social bookmark this page
Post comments:
Comments: