Coalition forces' airstrike kills 20 insurgents in Afghanistan

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KABUL, April 2 (AP): Afghan and US coalition troops battled a large group of militants in southern Afghanistan before calling in an airstrike that killed 20 insurgents, the coalition said in a statement Thursday.
Dozens of insurgents attacked the joint foot patrol in Helmand province's Kajaki district Wednesday, the statement said.
Following a firefight, the militants were forced into "secondary fighting position" before the combined patrol called in an airstrike that hit the militants, the statement said.