20 Taliban militants killed

June 24th, 2012 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS  

Taliban Kabul, June 24 (IANS) Twenty Taliban militants and a NATO soldier have been killed in continuing violence in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said Sunday.

A coordinated overnight operation in several Afghan provinces by police and the NATO-led coalition forces left the militants dead, Xinhua reported.

Separately, a NATO soldier died when an improvised explosive device exploded in southern Afghanistan.

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