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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan national security forces and coalition forces killed 15 militants, wounded 12 others and detained one in Arghandab District, Zabul province after their convoy came under attack.
The patrol was en route to a local village to talk with elders about security issues in the area when they were attacked by several armed militants with small-arms fire from a compound. The combined force returned fire killing one militant. The ANSF secured and searched the compound.
While the ANSF were searching other compounds in the area, ensuring there were no non-combatants in danger, the combined forces came under small-arms fire from militants on a nearby hillside. The Afghan-led force returned fire with mortars and called for close-air support to suppress the threat.
The combined force pursued the militants into a nearby cave complex, killing 14 and wounding 12 others.
One militant was detained and remains in ANSF custody.
No ANSF, coalition forces or non-combatant casualties were reported as a result of this engagement.
| Date Taken: | 05.01.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 05.01.2009 05:44 |
| Story ID: | 33088 |
| Location: | KABUL, AF |
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