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15 militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, July 5

Fifteen Taliban militants and two policemen were killed in fighting in southern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday.

The fighting took place Saturday in the Nahr-e-Saraj district in Helmand province where the Afghan Police and the US-led security forces launched a joint operation against the militants, the interior ministry said in a statement.

Officials said five policemen and five militants were also injured in the fighting.

In a separate incident, the police shot dead a suspected suicide bomber when he tried to enter a security outpost in the Kandhar province, the statement added.

Last updated on Jul 5th, 2009 at 18:58 pm IST--Xinhua


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