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US Warplanes Bomb Suspected Taleban Hideout
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Hundreds of US, Afghan troops are scouring mountains of Kunar province
for small team of American commandoes U.S. fighter planes have bombed
a suspected Taleban compound in an area in eastern Afghanistan, as the
search for an elite American military team continues.

A U.S. military spokesman said fighter planes struck an enemy compound
in Kunar province with precision guided bombs late Friday. The
spokesman said military officers are still assessing the damage. It is
not clear if there were any casualties.







U.S. soldiers search a house for weapons in Bagh villageHundreds of
U.S. and Afghan troops have been scouring the mountains of Kunar
province for a small team of American commandos who disappeared during
a battle with insurgents, Tuesday. A Special Forces helicopter sent to
pick up the team crashed Tuesday, killing all 16 Army and Navy
personnel on board.

Separately, Afghan officials say government forces killed 18 Taleban
guerrillas late Friday in an assault on a rebel hideout in a
mountainous area of central Afghanistan. The operation followed
fighting in the region that killed at least 25 people.

Some information for this report provided by AP and Reuters.


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