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| Title | NATO says 200 Afghan militants killed, captured |
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Publication Date | 24 October 2011 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, NATO says 200 Afghan militants killed, captured, 24 October 2011, available at: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4ec50404c.html [accessed 27 May 2012] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
NATO says 200 Afghan militants killed, captured
October 24, 2011
NATO says an estimated 200 insurgents were killed or captured in military operations that just ended on Afghanistan's eastern border with Pakistan.
Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson, a spokesman for the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, said today that at least 20 insurgents with links to the Al-Qaeda- and Taliban-linked Haqqani group were among those killed and captured.
He also said that about 175 rebels not affiliated with the Haqqani network were also killed or captured in the operations, which lasted about one week.
The forces also seized more than 400 kilograms of explosives, weapons, and munitions, as well as computers.
compiled from agency reports
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Topics: Militias, Military operations,
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