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Airstrike hits boat carrying militants in Helmand

Airstrike hits boat carrying militants in Helmand

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15 Jul 2011 - 17:57
Airstrike hits boat carrying militants in Helmand
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15 Jul 2011 - 17:57

LASHKARGAH (PAN insurgents killed during an overnight airstrike in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province, the governor’s office said on Friday.

The air offensive targeted militants fleeing in a boat to cross a river in the Ghor Ghorai area late on Thursday night, the governor’s office said in a statement.

A number of militants, including two commanders — Mullah Shah Wali Khaksar and Mohammad Ihsan — were killed in the attack.

The statement also said a joint Afghan-international security force shot dead a would-be suicide bomber in the Sangin district on Thursday night. A rebel leader was also detained in the same area, the statement said.

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