NATO forces kill 40 rebels in Afghanistan
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Agence France Presse Sep 24, 2006 04:10 PM IST
The rebels were killed during an operation by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan forces.
NATO-led and Afghan security forces backed by war planes killed 40 Taliban rebels in a raid in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan defence ministry said on Sunday.
The rebels were killed during an operation by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan military forces in southern Helmand province's Greshk district on Saturday, it said in a statement.
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"As a result of ISAF air bombardment and a joint ground operation, 40 enemies of our people were killed," it said.
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