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Heavy Fighting Reported In Southern Afghanistan
June 24, 2006 -- Military officials in Kabul said today Afghan and coalition forces have killed more than 80 militants in multiple assaults across southern Afghanistan during the past 24 hours.
They say that on June 23, troops fought more than 40 Taliban-linked extremists in a five-hour battle after receiving enemy fire near the village of Mirabad, northeast of the capital in southern Oruzgan Province.
No coalition or civilian injuries were reported.
In a separate assault, Afghan and coalition forces say they battled a large group of militants in the Zharie district of Kandahar Province, killing about 25 during the three hours of fighting.
Late on June 23, the coalition reported that another 17 insurgents had been killed when an enemy bunker was destroyed in Oruzgan Province earlier this week.
(compiled from agency reports)
Copyright (c) 2006. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org
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