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33 Taliban killed in Afghan battle
By Rahim Faiez - The Associated Press
Posted : Friday Jul 6, 2007 5:09:46 EDT
Posted : Friday Jul 6, 2007 5:09:46 EDT
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops, using artillery and airstrikes, killed 33 Taliban fighters after the insurgents attacked a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, officials said Friday.
The militants attacked two police vehicles overnight with gunfire and rocket-propelled grenades. Coalition and Afghan forces responded in what the coalition described as a “sparsely populated area” in Uruzgan province.
The coalition reported “no indications” of civilian casualties from the fighting and said no coalition or Afghan forces were killed or wounded.
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