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Posted on: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 2:09 PM
Author: CNN.com - WORLD
Subject: Official: At least 60 insurgents killed in Afghan fighting
Between 60 and 70 insurgents were killed after launching an attack on an Afghan National Security Forces base and meeting with resistance, according to a spokesman for the governor of southeastern Paktika province. |
Official: At least 60 insurgents killed in Afghan fighting
- The insurgents launched an attack on an Afghan base
- They were killed in the ensuing fighting
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Between 60 and 70 insurgents were killed after launching an attack on an Afghan National Security Forces base and meeting with resistance, according to a spokesman for the governor of southeastern Paktika province.
The insurgents were carrying light and heavy weapons Tuesday night when they attacked the base in the Barmal district of Paktika province, which shares a border with Pakistan's South Waziristan, said spokesman Mokhlis Afghan.
They met with resistance from Afghan National Security Forces and NATO air support, the spokesman said.
All of the insurgents were killed in the ensuing gun battle, he said. Their bodies were left lying on their ground alongside their weapons.
An investigation was under way to determine the attackers' identities, Afghan said.
No Afghan or NATO forces were injured in the incident, he said.
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