5 Killed in Afghan Operation Targeting Bomb-Maker

Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › March 14, 2009

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KABUL -- An overnight raid conducted by U.S. coalition troops and Afghan special forces killed five militants during a mission against the leader of a roadside bomb-making cell south of Kabul, a U.S. spokesman said Saturday.

However, a spokesman for the governor of Logar province said five civilians were killed in the operation.

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5 Killed in Afghan Operation Targeting Bomb-Maker

U.S. spokesman Col. Greg Julian denied that claim and said militants fired on the combined force a...

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