Up to 27 Militants Killed in Afghanistan
News.Yahoo.com
May 1, 2006
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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Canadian and Afghan forces killed as many as 27 militants and captured three in fighting throughout Afghanistan over the weekend, and Afghan army sergeant also was killed, officials said Monday.
Three suicide car bombs Monday injured a U.S. soldier, another coalition soldier and an Afghan boy, officials said.
A fourth would-be suicide bomber detonated his explosives prematurely Sunday evening, injuring two militants nearby, a police official said.
Supporters of the hard-line Islamic Taliban militia ousted from power in a U.S.-led invasion in late 2001 have stepped up attacks in recent months, principally targeting international and Afghan government soldiers. Four suicide bombings in a 24-hour period is rare in Afghanistan, however.
A coalition patrol on Saturday killed between 15 and 20 militants carrying assault rifles and grenade launchers, who were "moving with the intent to set up an ambush" in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, a military statement said.
No coalition forces were hurt, it said.
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The Taliban have under-estimated Canadian Soldiers as they have shown through their courage and sacrifices they are staying to see the Mission completed. Thankfully there were no Coaltion Forces were killed and it's sad about the Afghan Army Sergeant and the Boy.
As for the 27 Militants killed there's no 72 virgins waiting for them..
