Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, March 29, 2002
50 Taliban-al Qaeda Killed: Afghan Radio
Afghan and international troops have killed 50 Taliban-al Qaeda fighters in the eastern Afghanistan province of Paktika bordering Pakistan, official Kabul Radio said on Thursday.
Afghan and international troops have killed 50 Taliban-al Qaeda fighters in the eastern Afghanistan province of Paktika bordering Pakistan, official Kabul Radio said on Thursday.
It said the fighting was in Neka district, about 50 km south of Gardez where U.S.-led forces fought the biggest ground battle of the latest Afghan war in March.
In Paktika Province, as a result of a joint operation against Taliban-al Qaeda by the Afghan Defence Ministry and international coalition, 50 fighters were killed and three wounded, the radio said.