U.S. helicopter in action in Afghanistan (file photo) (epa) March 9, 2006 – A battle between security forces and suspected Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan has left one militant and one woman dead.
A police spokesman in Nangarhar Province, Ghafor Khan, said U.S. warplanes were eventually called in on March 8 after several hours of fighting to bomb a building from which the militants were firing on security forces.
Khan said one militant was killed. The others escaped. The body of a woman and a wounded child were found in a nearby house.
The U.S. military has not confirmed the involvement of U.S. warplanes.
(AP)
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