25 killed as insurgent attack foiled in Afghanistan
October 8th, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Oct 8 (IANS) At least 25 insurgents were killed during a foiled militant attack near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Xinhua reported Saturday.
According to an ISAF, it was the largest coordinated insurgent attack since 2009 against NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) bases, which was foiled Friday night in Afghanistan.
“At least 25 insurgents were confirmed killed during the attacks” near the border with Pakistan, an ISAF release issued late Friday night stated.
Insurgents unsuccessfully used indirect fire from multiple locations in the Gormal, Sarobi and Barmal districts of Paktika province, some 160 km south of Afghan capital Kabul.
“One Coalition member was slightly wounded,” said the news release issued by ISAF RC-East.
Troops stationed at Combat Outpost Margah “positively identified and destroyed an insurgent vehicle bomb before it could get close enough to the base.”
Coalition aircraft provided close air support with precision guided bombs against insurgent targets. “There were no reports of civilian damage or casualties,” said the news release.
There was no comment from Afghan Taliban.
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