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November 10, 2008

14 Afghans Killed in Clashes With US-Led Forces
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Khost Governor Arsala Jamal says the 14 were security guards working for
a road construction company 
A provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan says 14 Afghan civilians
have been killed in clashes with U.S.-led forces - an account disputed
by the U.S. military. Khost Governor Arsala Jamal (File)Khost Governor
Arsala Jamal says the 14 were security guards working for a road
construction company. But a U.S. military spokesman, Colonel Greg
Julian, says the 14 were suspected militants who fired first after
troops forced their vehicle to stop. He says U.S.-led coalition forces
aided by helicopter fire shot back and killed the suspects. The
spokesman says the U.S. military and Afghan Interior Ministry are
looking into the incident. On Sunday, Afghan officials said a suicide
car bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a NATO-led convoy in
western Herat province, killing two Spanish soldiers and seriously
wounding another. Some information for this report was provided by AFP,
AP and Reuters.


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