11 Taliban killed in coalition raid
Times Wire Reports
International forces said they killed 11 Taliban militants, including the leader of a bomb-making cell, during an operation in southern Afghanistan.
The raid in Kandahar province targeted a bomb-maker responsible for roadside attacks that killed NATO soldiers, the U.S.-led coalition said in a statement.
Land mines, grenades, assault rifles and bomb-making materials were found, it said.
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