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AFP23 rebels killed in Afghan, NATO operation: general
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KABUL (AFP) — Afghan soldiers backed by troops from the NATO-led international force stormed a militant stronghold in southern Afghanistan, killing 23 insurgents, an Afghan army general said.
The dead in the attack in the southern province of Uruzgan on Tuesday included a local Taliban commander, General Sher Mohammad Zazai told AFP.
"We had an operation in Chinarto area last night during which we located a Taliban hideout. We killed 23 enemy fighters," Zazai said.
He said that fighter jets from the NATO force took part in the battle in Chinarto, which is close to the provincial capital of Tirin Kot.
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