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| Coalition forces have killed 32 armed insurgents in a major operation against Taleban fighters east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the US military says. | Coalition forces have killed 32 armed insurgents in a major operation against Taleban fighters east of the Afghan capital, Kabul, the US military says. |
| The operation took place on Tuesday in Alishing district in Laghman province, a US military statement said. | |
| It was undertaken to disrupt the Taleban's roadside bomb network, it said. The dead included a woman. | It was undertaken to disrupt the Taleban's roadside bomb network, it said. The dead included a woman. |
| The US said one suspected militant had been detained and two large caches of weapons and explosives destroyed. | The US said one suspected militant had been detained and two large caches of weapons and explosives destroyed. |
| 'Deadly effect' | |
| "During the operation, as many as 75 armed militants exited their compounds and attempted to converge on the force," the US military statement said. | |
| The US recently reaffirmed its commitment to provide extra troops | |
| "Shooting from rooftops and alleyways, the militants engaged coalition forces with small-arms fire in the village." | |
| When the fighting died down, US forces conducted a search of the compounds where they discovered caches of weapons and explosives, the statement added. | |
| Some of this material was destroyed at the scene - leading to the collapse of at least one building, it said. | |
| The Taleban and other insurgents are increasingly using improvised explosive devices to attack Afghan and international forces - often to deadly effect, the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says. | |
| According to the American ambassador in Kabul, the number of roadside bomb attacks doubled in 2008. | |
| Last year also saw the highest loss of life for international forces since military operations began in 2001, our correspondent says. |