Afghan troops backed by NATO eliminated three suspected Taliban insurgents and arrested another, a press release of Afghanistan Interior Ministry said Monday.
"In a joint operation launched by Afghan Police, Afghan army and NATO forces in Jalai district of southern Kandahar province Sunday morning, three insurgents had been killed and another made captive," the press release said.
However, it did not give more details.
Taliban have yet to make any comment.
Conflicts and Taliban-related violence had claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people in 2007 while observers and NATO commander in Afghanistan General Dan Mc Neill expect upsurge in militants attack this year.
Source:Xinhua
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