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February 24, 2008

US-led Operation Against Taliban Kills 2 Civilians
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1B578A4:A6F02AD83191E160EB80C24135163378E55ED32ED25AB8F6& Military statement
says several insurgents also were killed in the operation in Helmand
province Saturday US-led coalition forces say a military operation
against Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan has left two
civilians dead.

A military statement says several insurgents also were killed in the
operation in Helmand province Saturday. The coalition says its forces
were looking for a Taliban leader when they came under fire.

Officials say the two civilians, a woman and a child, were in one of
the rooms the militants used to fire at coalition forces.

Elsewhere, a roadside bomb hit a convoy carrying the governor of
Kandahar Sunday.  He was not hurt but the blast killed three policemen
and wounded two others.

Officials say the governor was returning from a meeting with elders on
poppy eradication efforts. No one has claimed responsibility for the
blast. 

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.




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