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Dutch Troops Kill 18 Militants In Afghanistan

July 21, 2006

Members of a contingent of Dutch soldiers pictured in Eindhoven as they prepared to leave o leave for Afghanistan in early July (epa)

July 21, 2006 -- The commander of Dutch armed forces says Dutch commandos in southern Afghanistan have killed 18 militants in the hills overlooking a Dutch military camp.


General Dick Berlijn says there were no Dutch casualties in the 10-day operation around Camp Holland, which is under construction near the town of Tarin Kot in Oruzgan Province.


(AP)

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