Coalition airstrike kills 60 Taliban rebels, 16 civilians

US-led coalition aircraft killed about 60 suspected Taliban militants and 16 civilians in an airstrike on a rebel stronghold in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan governor said today.

Coalition airstrike kills 60 Taliban rebels, 16 civilians
Mon, 22 May, 2006 - 12:00

US-led coalition aircraft killed about 60 suspected Taliban militants and 16 civilians in an airstrike on a rebel stronghold in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan governor said today.

US-led coalition spokesman Maj. Scott Lundy confirmed the strike on the village of Azizi in Kandahar province and said about 50 militants were killed.

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