12 Suspected Taliban Fighters Die in Shootout
From Times Wire Reports
Afghan forces killed 12 suspected Taliban militants in a shootout south of the capital, Kabul, officials said.
A fierce gun battle broke out in Ghazni province’s mountainous Andar district as Afghan soldiers and police, backed by U.S.-led coalition forces, entered an area where insurgents were holed up.
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