20 Suspected Taliban Killed as U.S. Aids Battle
From Times Wire Reports
U.S. warplanes helped Afghan forces pound Taliban militants in the mountains of southern Afghanistan, killing about 20 suspected insurgents at a recently discovered camp, provincial military commander Khan Mohammed said.
The three-hour battle in Arghestan district of Kandahar province, about 250 miles southwest of the capital, Kabul, also left three of his soldiers wounded, he said.
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