5 Militants Killed, 14 Arrested In Afghanistan

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From 'Xinhua': KABUL -- US-led Coalition forces, during multiple operations, have killed 5 militants and detained 14 suspects in Afghanistan, said a Coalition statement. On Tuesday, Coalition forces tracked militants to a remote location about 75 kilometers northwest of Farah city in western Afghanistan where militants were observed loading weapons into a vehicle from a weapons cache, the statement said. Five militants were killed when Coalition forces called in air support with precision munitions. "There were no civilians or man-made structures in the vicinity of the operation."

During other operations on Monday, Coalition forces detained 14 militants in eastern Afghanistan, the statement said. Forces detained 6 suspected militants during an operation to disrupt attacks against Afghan and Coalition forces in the Tagab district of Kapisa province, it said. "The targeted militant is believed to be a Taliban commander who plans and conducts such nefarious activities." In another operation targeting a local Taliban commander believed to be in contact with senior Taliban commanders in the region, forces detained 4 insurgents following a search of a compound in Waghez district of Ghazni province. Four other suspected militants were captured in the Zurmat district of Paktya province during a Coalition operation targeting Al-Qaida and Taliban associated individuals suspected of coordinating and aiding the movement of foreign fighters to carry out attacks.