Seven Killed in Afghanistan Fighting

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Seven Killed in Afghanistan Fighting


Thursday March 24, 2005 12:01 PM

By STEPHEN GRAHAM

Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led forces trying to capture a suspected Taliban militant got into a firefight that left seven people dead, including two children and a woman, the military said Thursday.

The suspected militant, Raz Mohammed, and two other insurgents were also killed in the firefight Tuesday in southeastern Paktika province near the Pakistani border, the military said.

``Coalition troops were fired on by Raz Mohammed and other Taliban forces when they attempted to capture Mohammed,'' the military said in a statement. ``During the ensuing firefight, Mohammed and two other enemy insurgents were killed. An Afghan woman and two children also died.''

An Afghan helping coalition troops also was killed, the military said. It was unclear if the man was a member of the Afghan security forces or an informer.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4888706,00.html

[Ilsa]

1. It's all a part of the "Culture of Life" we are building over there. n/t

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2. locking

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