Clash between Taliban, NATO force kills 5 in Kunar

Afghan Taliban launched an attack on a coalition force combat outpost in Kunar province Thursday and the trading of fire killed four insurgents and one civilian. A press release issued Friday by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed the incident, which took place in the Darah-ye Pech district of Kunar province. The coalition force responded to the insurgent attack with mortar fire and called for air support, said the NATO press release. It said an insurgent round was observed to have landed short of its target, allegedly killing an Afghan civilian in a corn field. Coalition force operational reports also confirm that four insurgents were killed when precision-guided munitions were used on a ridgeline near where the insurgent fire originated, said the press release.

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