Coalition forces' airstrike kills 20 insurgents in Afghanistan
Friday, 3 April 2009
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.
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.