 KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops killed 32 Taliban terrorists militants in southern Afghanistan, including some who dressed as women in an attempt to escape, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
The Taliban terrorists opened fire with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades on a patrol of Afghan security forces and coalition troops in Uruzgan province on Thursday, the U.S. military said in a statement. The patrol returned fire then moved to higher ground and called in air strikes, killing three terrorists militants.
Terrorists Militants soon attacked the patrol again, the statement said, and 29 more insurgents were killed. 'During this engagement, terrorists insurgents attempted to disguise themselves in women's clothing in order to escape,' it said. |