More than 30 Taliban said killed in Afghanistan

Source: Agence France-Presse

More than 30 Taliban said killed in Afghanistan

Sat Jul 7, 3:38 AM ET

KABUL (AFP) - Security forces killed more than 30 Taliban
with air and ground attacks, the US-led coalition said
Saturday, in the latest burst of fighting against an
intensifying Islamist insurgency in Afghanistan.

The battle erupted in the southwestern province of Farah
on Friday when militants ambushed Afghan police and
soldiers with rocket-propelled grenades and gunfire, the
force said in a statement.

The security forces retaliated and "killed over 30 insurgent
fighters with accurate small arms fire and precision air
strikes."

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The Afghan interior ministry said however there were some
claims of civilian casualties -- a sensitive issue for the
international forces with around 300 said killed by troops
this year.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070707/wl_afp/afghanistanunrest_070707071515

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Also: Blast Hurts 4 NATO Troops in Afghanistan - AP

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Source: Reuters

Afghans check reports of heavy civilian casualties
Sat Jul 7, 2007 1:41AM EDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's government said on
Saturday it was checking reports of heavy civilian
casualties caused by NATO and U.S. air strikes in two
areas of the country.

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But several residents and the head of a district council in
Farah said the attack in the Bala Boluk area there killed
108 civilians.

Residents of Kunar put the civilian death toll there at
nearly two dozen.

The Interior Ministry in Kabul said it had heard of civilian
deaths and was checking the reports.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSISL26807920070707

If they were killed by an air strike, regardless of age, gender, with or without weapons; they are automatically dead enemy by bushco thinking.

Source: Reuters

FACTBOX-Security incidents in Afghanistan, July 7
07 Jul 2007 11:05:34 GMT
Source: Reuters

July 7 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in
Afghanistan at 1000 GMT on Saturday:

* Indicates new or updated item:

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KUNAR - ISAF airstrikes led to "a number of insurgent casualties"
after ground troops were attacked, the force said late on Friday.

KUNAR - The Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul said on Saturday it
was checking reports by residents that nearly two dozen civilians
were killed in air strikes.

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* URUZGAN - NATO and Afghan troops killed 33 Taliban guerrillas
in an operation backed by air support in the southern province
of Uruzgan, the defence ministry said.

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL273045.htm