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US forces arrest 7 suspected enemy fighters in Afghanistan
Bagram (Afghanistan), Feb 21: US forces apprehended seven suspected enemy fighters in southern Afghanistan, the military said today.
Bagram (Afghanistan), Feb 21: US forces apprehended
seven suspected enemy fighters in southern Afghanistan, the
military said today.
The arrests were made in southern Helmand province
yesterday and today, and "there was no fire exchanged and no
bombs were dropped", the military said in a statement.
Further details were not immediately available.
About 13,000 coalition forces, including 8,000 us soldiers, are in Afghanistan hunting down Taliban and al-Qaeda fugitives and searching for renegade rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his loyalists. Western intelligence sources and afghan authorities suspect the fugitives and rebels have joined forces to attack coalition troops.
Bureau Report
About 13,000 coalition forces, including 8,000 us soldiers, are in Afghanistan hunting down Taliban and al-Qaeda fugitives and searching for renegade rebel leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his loyalists. Western intelligence sources and afghan authorities suspect the fugitives and rebels have joined forces to attack coalition troops.
Bureau Report