Thursday, April 12, 2007

35 Suspected Taliban Killed in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Afghan security forces clashed with suspected Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, and a subsequent airstrike in the area left 35 militants dead, an Afghan official said Thursday.

Meanwhile, NATO military leaders prepared to meet in Canada to ask for more resources for their fight in the volatile south.

Afghan security forces were ambushed and clashed with militants for about an hour in southern Zabul province's Shahjoy district late Wednesday before an airstrike was called in on militants positions, said Ali Kheil, a spokesman for the Zabul governor....

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