The U.S.-led Coalition forces have killed "a number of" insurgents and detained two suspects in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province during recent two operations to disrupt Taliban networks, a Coalition statement said Sunday.
The Coalition forces while conducting a search of compounds in the Kajaki District of Helmand on Feb. 23 killed the militants who employed small arms and hand-grenades against the troops, the statement said.
During one operation, "a search of the site after the exchange revealed a dead female and child in one of the rooms the assailants used to engage Coalition forces," said Army Major Chris Belcher, a Coalition forces spokesman.
Two individuals, suspected to have ties to Taliban insurgents, were detained, according to the statement.
The multi-national Coalition forces, with majority a 16,000-strong U.S. troops, are deployed in Afghanistan for fighting militants and ensuring security.
The Coalition forces during a joint operation with the Afghan National Army on Feb. 20 detained 11 suspected insurgents, found 1,000 pounds of heroin and destroyed a weapons cache near Musa Qala town in Helmand.
Source: Xinhua
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