10 Suspected Militants Killed In Southern Afghanistan
September 16, 2007
A soldier in the U.S.-led coalition fighting in Helmand Province in June, 2007. (AFP)
A coalition statement said the fighting came after 40 insurgents attacked a joint Afghan-coalition patrol on September 16.
The coalition said it used small-arms fire and air strikes against the militants in Garmser district.
Helmand Province has seen some of Afghanistan's bloodiest fighting in the past two years.
(AP, AFP)