US kills 19 militants in Afghanistan

A series of operations by US forces in eastern Afghanistan targeted an al-Qaida leader and a bomb-making cell, killing 19 militants, the coalition said today.

US kills 19 militants in Afghanistan
Sat, 01 Nov, 2008 - 14:36

A series of operations by US forces in eastern Afghanistan targeted an al-Qaida leader and a bomb-making cell, killing 19 militants, the coalition said today.

Afghan police said they had investigated unconfirmed reports that civilians may have been killed and found that only militants died.

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