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NATO forces kill 15 militants in S
Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- The NATO-led International
Security Assistance Force (ISAF) killed 15 militants in the southern Zabul
province of Afghanistan, an ISAF spokesman told Xinhua on Sunday.
"An ISAF convoy came under fire of some militants in
Deh Chopan district of Zabul province on Saturday. The forces returned fire and
killed 15 insurgents," Maj. Luke Knittig said. Full story>>
Militants set on fire aid agency's
office in Afghanistan
KABUL, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Unknown militants set on
fire the office of a Swedish funded aid agency in Afghanistan's east central
province of Wardak, a state-run newspaper reported Sunday.
"The enemies alighted the office of the Swedish
Committee Friday night destroying two rooms," daily Anis quoted provincial
police chief General Mahboobullah Amiri as saying. Full story>>
Afghan gov't confirms NATO troops kill
20 civilians
KABUL, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan government
confirmed on Thursday that NATO troops in anti-terror operations mistakenly
killed 20 civilians in southern Afghanistan.
NATO forces killed nine civilians and injured 11
others in Ashogha village of Zhari district, Kandahar province, said a statement
from the Office of the Spokesman to Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Full story>>
Afghanistan's border base sees
frequent clashes with Taliban
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Bodies of Taliban militants lie in a
military base of the Afghan National Army in Bermel area of eastern
Afghanistan, Oct. 18, 2006. The militants were killed by Afghan soldiers
in a clash in Bermel on Oct. 17. Located in Paktika province and bordered
by Pakistan, Bermel has witnessed much Taliban-linked insurgence. (Xinhua
Photo)
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BERMEL, Afghanistan, Oct. 18 (Xinhua)-- The Bermel
military base is located in the east of Afghanistan's eastern province Paktika
and it is only 10 kilometers from Pakistan.
About 400 to 500 Afghan soldiers are deployed in the base,
which lies on a desert-like plain and is surrounded by high walls and thorny
wire netting. Civilian houses are scattering one or two kilometers away. Full Story
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