Saturday, January 31, 2009

4 Militants Killed, 8 Arrested in Afghanistan

Source Article HERE.

From 'Xinhua': U.S.-led Coalition forces eliminated four militants and detained eight more suspected militants during operations to disrupt Taliban bomb makers and militants in Kandahar of southern Afghanistan Thursday, said a Coalition statement on Friday. The operation targeted a Taliban operator known to have employed roadside bombs in Arghandab district where Coalition forces searched the compound and engaged militants there killing four. "Eight men who surrendered were arrested", the statement said. "During the operation, the force found AK-47s, grenades and blasting caps, the latter used to initiate IEDs," it added.

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