20 rebels, one policeman killed in Afghan violence

By: Our Staff Reporter | June 08, 2009, 12:15 pm |
Twenty Taliban-linked insurgents were killed in an intense daylong battle with police in restive southern Afghanistan at the weekend, authorities said Monday. The fighting erupted after militants attacked the police soon after a roadside bomb struck a police patrol in Zabul province on Sunday, killing one officer, the interior ministry said in a statement. "The police responded to the attack and killed 20 enemies. The fighting lasted more than 10 hours," the statement said. The fighters left their dead behind after retreating, it added.

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