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NATO: 26 Insurgents Killed in Southern, Central Afghanistan

   VOA News 14 September 2010

   NATO  said  Tuesday  Afghan  and  coalition  forces conducting a joint
   patrol  in  southern  Helmand  province  killed up to 23 insurgents in
   three separate engagements in the province.
   A  NATO  statement said a joint patrol requested artillery rocket fire
   to  suppress  insurgents,  after  sustaining  small  arms  and machine
   gunfire late Monday.
   NATO  also  confirmed  that  its  troops  captured  a  Haqqani network
   sub-commander  and two of his associates during an overnight operation
   in eastern Khost province.
   The  troops  also  recovered a pistol, a grenade and multiple bayonets
   and loaded magazines at the scene.
   In central Wardak province Tuesday, a joint Afghan and coalition force
   killed  three  insurgents  in charge of manufacturing and distributing
   home-made bombs in the province.

   Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.

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