11 militants killed in Afghanistan

March 6th, 2011 - 3:08 pm ICT by IANS  

Taliban Kabul, March 6 (IANS) Eleven Taliban militants were killed by NATO-led forces in Afghanistan, an official said.

The militants were killed after coalition forces’ warplanes pounded their hideout in Afghanistan’s Helmand province.

“Helicopters of international forces Saturday struck a militants’ hideout in Musa Qala district. As a result, 11 insurgents including a local Taliban commander Mullah Fazil were killed,” Xinhua quoted a provincial administration official as saying Sunday.

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