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March 23, 2008

NATO, Afghan Troops Kill Dozens of Militants in Afghanistan
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killing of over 40 militants, seizing cache of weapons during
operation in Uruzgan province 



Security officials in Afghanistan say NATO and Afghan forces have
killed more than 40 insurgents in a joint air and ground operation in
the south of the country.

The Afghan Defense Ministry Sunday said troops seized a cache of
weapons during the operation in Uruzgan province Saturday. The
ministry did not provide an exact number of militants killed in the
clash, but security officials said more than 40 insurgents died,
including a commander.

Elsewhere, the U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan said a
roadside bomb killed two coalition soldiers in the southern province
of Kandahar.

The coalition said Saturday that the soldiers were conducting a
security patrol with Afghan forces when their vehicle struck a mine
planted on a busy road. Coalition officials did not release the
soldiers' nationalities.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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