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| US-Afghan units 'kill 33 Taleban' | US-Afghan units 'kill 33 Taleban' |
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| The US military command in Afghanistan says Afghan and international troops have killed 33 militants in separate clashes in Helmand and Logar provinces. | The US military command in Afghanistan says Afghan and international troops have killed 33 militants in separate clashes in Helmand and Logar provinces. |
| Troops patrolling in Helmand's Gereshk district had come under heavy gunfire, a statement said. | Troops patrolling in Helmand's Gereshk district had come under heavy gunfire, a statement said. |
| A combined patrol returned fire with air support, it said, killing 30 militants. One Afghan soldier was hurt. | A combined patrol returned fire with air support, it said, killing 30 militants. One Afghan soldier was hurt. |
| In Logar province, three militants were killed when US and Afghan troops attacked a compound. | In Logar province, three militants were killed when US and Afghan troops attacked a compound. |
| MP killed | MP killed |
| Helmand is one of the provinces worst hit by the Taleban insurgency. | Helmand is one of the provinces worst hit by the Taleban insurgency. |
| "After positively identifying the enemy fighting position and assuring there were no non-combatants in the area, the combined element returned fire... killing 30 militants," the US statement said. | "After positively identifying the enemy fighting position and assuring there were no non-combatants in the area, the combined element returned fire... killing 30 militants," the US statement said. |
| Small arms fire and close air support were used to target the militants, it added. | Small arms fire and close air support were used to target the militants, it added. |
| The statement said that no civilians were harmed. | |
| On Thursday, a prominent Afghan anti-Taleban MP was killed in a bomb attack in Helmand. Dad Mohammad Khan and four other people were killed by a roadside bomb. | On Thursday, a prominent Afghan anti-Taleban MP was killed in a bomb attack in Helmand. Dad Mohammad Khan and four other people were killed by a roadside bomb. |
| In the second incident on Friday, three militants were killed in eastern Logar province, the US military said. | In the second incident on Friday, three militants were killed in eastern Logar province, the US military said. |
| US and Afghan troops attacked a compound suspected to hold a militant cell involved in making bombs to attack Kabul. | US and Afghan troops attacked a compound suspected to hold a militant cell involved in making bombs to attack Kabul. |
| The US is currently finalising a new strategy for Afghanistan. | The US is currently finalising a new strategy for Afghanistan. |
| The New York Times on Thursday reported the new administration was planning to more than double Afghanistan's national security forces to about 400,000. | The New York Times on Thursday reported the new administration was planning to more than double Afghanistan's national security forces to about 400,000. |
| Reuters news agency quoted a US official as saying another part of the new strategy would be a "civilian surge" in which hundreds of US civilian officials would be deployed nationwide to try to counter the effects of the insurgency. | Reuters news agency quoted a US official as saying another part of the new strategy would be a "civilian surge" in which hundreds of US civilian officials would be deployed nationwide to try to counter the effects of the insurgency. |