'Coalition troops kill four women, child in Afghanistan'

US-led coalition troops killed four women and a child in a gun battle in central Afghanistan that also left several militants dead.

US-led coalition troops killed four women and a child in a gun battle in central Afghanistan that also left several militants dead, the force said on Friday.

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Troops were "threatened" by militants during an operation on Thursday in Ghazni province, it said in a statement.

"The force responded with small-arms fire, killing the militants and inadvertently killing four women and a child located with them," it said.