Taliban bombed

AMERICAN troops caught in a gunfight with Afghan militants called in air strikes in fighting that killed at least 20 Taliban rebels.

Thu, 27 May, 2004 - 01:00

The battle in the Arghistan district of Kandahar province, about 120 miles southwest of the capital, Kabul, started after a patrol encountered a group of militants.

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