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U.S. Military Says Over 40 Afghan Insurgents Killed

September 06, 2007

A checkpoint in southern Kandahar (file) (epa)

September 6, 2007 -- The U.S. military says more than 40 insurgents have been killed in a battle with Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces.

The military said insurgents ambushed a coalition patrol September 5 in Kandahar Province's Shah Wali Kot district, sparking a 12-hour battle.

The U.S.-led military says coalition forces have killed hundreds of Taliban in a series of confrontations in recent weeks.

The Taliban has said its losses are much smaller.

(Reuters)

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The Afghan Insurgency

A U.S. military vehicle damaged by insurgents near Kandahar (epa)

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