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Afghanistan
50 insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan
2011-07-22
NATO says Afghan and coalition forces have killed more than 50 insurgents during a military operation in eastern Afghanistan.

The coalition said Friday the fighting occurred in Paktika province's Sar Rawza district during the clearance of a Haqqani network encampment. The network is affiliated with al-Qaida and the Taliban.

NATO said the site was an area where insurgents moved foreign fighters into the country to help carry out attacks across Afghanistan.

Disenfranchised insurgents had notified NATO of the camp's location.
Posted by:tu3031

#4  I think the fifty is missing a couple of noughts at the end, Barbara. A start though, as you say, fifty is a good number.
Posted by: Rhodesiafever   2011-07-22 18:44  

#3  "50 insurgents terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan"

It's a start....
Posted by: Barbara   2011-07-22 12:06  

#2  Once Helmand and Kandahar are cleared the real test is the Pakistani border areas!
Posted by: Paul   2011-07-22 12:06  

#1  More...

International and Afghan troops battled heavily armed insurgents holed up in caves and bunkers that served as a way station for foreign fighters crossing into the country from Pakistan, the U.S.-led coalition said Friday. International forces and Afghan troops, including Afghan special forces, battled insurgents armed with rocket-propelled grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and AK-47 assault rifles.

The joint force recovered stockpiles of weapons, including mortars, RPGs, machine guns, crates of ammunition, AK-47s, grenades and other military gear, the coalition said.
Posted by: tu3031   2011-07-22 11:17  

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