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| Woman, children among 18 dead in Afghanistan operation |
| 2007-11-13 |
| (KUNA) -- A woman and two children were among 18 people killed in a military operation in southern Afghanistan, the US military said on Monday. A statement from the US main Bagram base here said the operation was conducted in Garmsir district of the southern Helmand province. The target was a group of insurgents who were involved in improvised explosive device blasts against the Afghan and foreign troops, said the statement. An estimated 15 insurgents were killed in the operation. Additionally, a woman and two children also perished, said the coalition troops. "Coalition forces conducted an operation November 11 to detain Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and weapons facilitators with links to Taliban extremists in Helmand Province. Approximately 15 militants were killed along with one woman and two children during this operation," said coalition spokesperson Major Chris Belcher. Militants engaged coalition forces with heavy small-arms fire from several different buildings on one of the compounds. Coalition forces responded with small-arms fire, killing several gunmen. Performing a post-hostilities search of the area, Coalition forces found a woman and two children in the collapsed building who were dead along with several militants and their weapons, he added. Coalition forces also found a wounded woman in the immediate area. She and her escort were transported to a medical facility for treatment. The injury to the woman was non-life threatening. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Lions of islamTM regularly hide behind women, children, in burkas. It's going to happen. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-11-13 15:09 |
| #1 Women and children dead! is sort of an obligatory effect of any action against the Taliban in Afghanistan. The surprise meter would redline if there ever was an event were there were NO women or children killed co-laterally. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-11-13 12:05 |