http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5066832.stm 'Scores of Afghan Taleban killed' More than 40 suspected Taleban militants have been killed in clashes since Monday, the US-led coalition in Afghanistan says.
The clashes between militants and Afghan and coalition soldiers took place in Zabul and Uruzgan provinces, a coalition statement said. Separately, three people have been killed in an explosion near the Afghan capital, Kabul on Friday. Violence has been escalating in southern and eastern Afghanistan. A statement by the US-led coalition said "more than 30" militants were killed in a clash with Afghan and Canadian forces in Arghandab district in Zabul on Monday. "Joint fires were employed, forcing remaining enemies to flee," the statement said. A spokesman for the coalition said the operations against militants would continue in Zabul. "There are known Taleban extremists in Zabul province, and Afghan national security and coalition forces will continue to attack these enemies of Afghanistan until the province is safe and secure," Lt Col Paul Fitzpatrick said. "We will not be deterred from our mission to provide a safe and secure environment to the Afghan people," he added. Another 14 militants were killed in two separate clashes in Uruzgan province on Thursday, coalition officials said. A clash happened in the Deh Rawood district when a coalition patrol "effectively disrupted the operations of approximately 30 insurgents" who were gathering outside a village. "Coalition forces attacked the extremist positions with artillery, killing 10 enemy fighters. The remaining enemy fighters broke contact and quickly fled the area," the statement said. In a separate operation in the district, four militants were killed after the security forces foiled an ambush attempt. No Afghan or foreign soldiers were injured in these operations, the statement said. Climate of fear On Friday, a politician, a village elder and a driver travelling in a car were killed by a roadside bomb, south of the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials said. Kabul police chief Amanullah Ghazar said the bomb exploded in the Musayi district of Kabul province and hit the convoy of Kabul intelligence chief Humayoon Aini who was returning to the city after a meeting south of the capital. Mr Aini, who was travelling in a different vehicle, was not hurt. Violence has been rising sharply in recent months, with a series of roadside bombings against security forces and suicide attacks. The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says the attack has created a climate of fear in Kabul as the capital was considered to be one of the safest places in the country. Last month, a suspected suicide bomber detonated a bomb outside Kabul, killing himself and a civilian bystander. The target was apparently a convoy of US-led coalition forces but no coalition soldiers were injured in the attack. In March, suicide bombers tried to kill Afghanistan's Senate leader, when their vehicle carrying explosives blew up near his convoy in Kabul. Four people died in the attack. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/5066832.stm Published: 2006/06/10 11:54:25 GMT C BBC MMVI [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
