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General Category => World News => Topic started by: flowers on July 14, 2013, 03:10:32 pm

Title: Officials say at least 5 Taliban fighters killed in NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
Post by: flowers on July 14, 2013, 03:10:32 pm

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KABUL, Afghanistan –  Officials say NATO-led coalition forces attacked a group of Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five militants.

Coalition spokesman Capt. Luca Carniel said Sunday that NATO forces had carried out a "precision strike" in Paktia province the night before, killing five militants.

He gave no further information, but Paktia provincial police chief Gen. Zelmia Oryakhail says the airstrike targeted a group of Taliban moving down a road in a car and on three motorcycles.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/07/14/officials-say-at-least-5-taliban-fighters-killed-in-nato-airstrike-in-eastern/?test=latestnews#ixzz2Z26LYPTi

Title: Re: Officials say at least 5 Taliban fighters killed in NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
Post by: olde north church on July 14, 2013, 03:18:34 pm

I knew I should have stopped by here first to cheer me up this morning!   :patriot:

Title: Re: Officials say at least 5 Taliban fighters killed in NATO airstrike in eastern Afghanistan
Post by: flowers on July 14, 2013, 03:37:49 pm

Quote from: olde north church on July 14, 2013, 03:18:34 pm

I knew I should have stopped by here first to cheer me up this morning!   :patriot:

:laugh: