Two NATO troops, dozens of Afghan Taliban killed-U.S.

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Source: Reuters

Two NATO troops, dozens of Afghan Taliban killed-U.S.
Wed Sep 5, 2007 7:33AM EDT

KABUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Two NATO soldiers were killed
on patrol in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a day
after nearly three dozen insurgents were killed in
southern areas rife with Taliban guerrillas, the U.S.
military said.

A provincial official said separately that several civilians
were killed in an operation by U.S.-led troops against
suspected Taliban in an area of Ghazni province in the
south on Wednesday.

The U.S. military confirmed the operation, saying those
killed were militants, but did concede non-combatants
were injured. It gave no details about the nationality of
the two NATO soldiers killed, in line with policy, or
where it happened.

Violence has surged in the past 19 months in Afghanistan,
the bloodiest period since the Taliban were ousted from
power in 2001.

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