Afghan, NATO troops kill 32 Taliban militants: officials

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

HERAT, Afghanistan (AFP) — Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 32 Taliban militants in two separate clashes in Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.

At least 25 militants died in a 10-hour clash in western Badghis province on Wednesday during a joint operation by NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), the Afghan army and police, police said.

"At least 25 Taliban were killed and many were wounded in several hours of fighting after the Taliban attacked our troops," provincial police chief Mohammad Ayob Niazyar told AFP.

He said the clash started on Wednesday afternoon in Muqur district and lasted till midnight. No NATO or Afghan forces were wounded, he added.

The clean-up operation was conducted by the Afghan army and police force...

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