KABUL (AFP) - The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said Friday its troops had killed almost a dozen militants after coming under attack while operating near the border with Pakistan. Two people were detained during the operation in the eastern province of Paktika on Thursday, the coalition said in a statement.Troops were in Barmal, a district on the border, looking for militants involved in moving foreign fighters between the two countries when they were fired upon, it said.
"Militants engaged coalition forces during their search of the compounds. The forces responded with small-arms fire, killing the militants," it said. "Almost a dozen militants were killed and two were detained."