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US Warplanes Pound Militant Bunkers
[Quqnoos] US air strikes have killed dozens of militants Tuesday night in the eastern Khost province, according to US militaryCoalition troops launched an air strike overnight against senior Haqqani commanders on their safe havens in the western part of the restive Afghan province of Khost, a US defence department statement noted. "Coalition aircraft destroyed a pair of command bunkers, killing more than a dozen militants" the statement further said. The militants were part of Haqqani network that allegedly facilitates foreign fighters in the eastern Afghanistan, a US military spokesman Col Greg Julian said in Kabul. The spokesman for the coalition forces added that the operation is still in progress and will continue to target the top militant's leaders. The US bombings have frequently caused civilian causalities but Col Julian said he is unaware of any civilian loss in the Khost air strike. Haqqani network facilitates foreign fighters to come into Afghanistan and according to the US forces, the network spread them throughout the country. Posted by: Fred 2009-07-02 |
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