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Official: insurgents killed at Pakistan border
Monday, December 22, 2008 | No comments posted.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A joint U.S.-Afghan operation along the border with Pakistan has killed about 20 insurgent fighters over the last month, an Afghan governor said Monday.
The Afghan and U.S. forces taking part in Operation Lion Heart are trying to pressure militants along the border between Afghanistan’s Kunar province and the Bajur region in Pakistan.
Pakistani forces are conducting their own operation in Bajur in coordination with the U.S. and Afghan forces.
The Ministry of Defense said Monday that dozens of militants have been killed and wounded over the last month. A spokesman said he couldn’t give more precise numbers.
However, Kunar Gov. Sayed Fazeullah Wahidi said around 20 fighters have been killed over the last month, including two Arabs and two Pakistanis.
The Afghan and U.S. forces taking part in Operation Lion Heart are trying to pressure militants along the border between Afghanistan’s Kunar province and the Bajur region in Pakistan.
Pakistani forces are conducting their own operation in Bajur in coordination with the U.S. and Afghan forces.
The Ministry of Defense said Monday that dozens of militants have been killed and wounded over the last month. A spokesman said he couldn’t give more precise numbers.
However, Kunar Gov. Sayed Fazeullah Wahidi said around 20 fighters have been killed over the last month, including two Arabs and two Pakistanis.
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