Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Afghanistan

More Taliban Fighters Reported Killed In Fighting

(RFE/RL)

March 25, 2007 -- NATO-led coalition and Afghan troops repelled an overnight attack in eastern Afghanistan, killing 12 militants.

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March 25, 2007

The clash occurred near the Pakistani border in Paktika Province.

Separately in western Farah Province, suspected Taliban insurgents attacked a group of engineers surveying a dam, triggering a clash in which three militants were killed on March 24.

In the southern province of Helmand on March 24, the Defense Ministry says 11 Taliban were killed during a solely Afghan military operation.

Meanwhile, British Attorney General Lord Goldsmith announced today Britain will give $18 million toward Afghanistan's efforts to put drugs traffickers behind bars.

Goldsmith toured a compound of Afghanistan's criminal justice task force where he met officials involved in prosecuting drug traffickers.

(compiled from agency reports)

The Afghan Insurgency

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