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About 24 Taliban killed in Afghan clash-U.S.
19 Apr 2007 10:47:25 GMT
Source: Reuters
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KABUL, April 19 (Reuters) - U.S. and Afghan troops killed about 24 Taliban in a seven-hour battle in the southern province of Helmand, the U.S. military said on Thursday.

Two members of the U.S.-led force were wounded in the Wednesday night battle, in the Sangin district of Helmand, it said.

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A protester holds up a sign during a hearing titled "Misleading information from the battlefield" held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington April 24, 2007. The hearing centered around questions concerning the death of former NFL star Pat Tillman in Afghanistan and the rescue Private First Class Jessica Lynch in Iraq.


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