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| 'Militants' caught in Afghan raid | 'Militants' caught in Afghan raid |
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| US-led coalition and Afghan troops have arrested five suspected militants in eastern Afghanistan, a coalition statement said. | US-led coalition and Afghan troops have arrested five suspected militants in eastern Afghanistan, a coalition statement said. |
| The men were arrested in a building near the city of Khost during an operation on Monday evening. | |
| They were suspected of involvement in "anti-government activities and known terrorist groups", the statement said. | They were suspected of involvement in "anti-government activities and known terrorist groups", the statement said. |
| The operation came days after an ambush by US forces left at least eight civilians dead. | The operation came days after an ambush by US forces left at least eight civilians dead. |
| There were no reports of injuries in this raid. | There were no reports of injuries in this raid. |
| Nato fears that Taleban violence will escalate in several areas of Afghanistan as the winter snows thaw. | Nato fears that Taleban violence will escalate in several areas of Afghanistan as the winter snows thaw. |
| Bloodshed in Afghanistan last year returned to levels not seen since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, with the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar and areas in the east of the country particularly hard-hit. | Bloodshed in Afghanistan last year returned to levels not seen since the fall of the Taleban in 2001, with the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar and areas in the east of the country particularly hard-hit. |
| Some 4,000 people are believed to have died last year in the insurgency - about a quarter of them civilians. | Some 4,000 people are believed to have died last year in the insurgency - about a quarter of them civilians. |