Coalition troops kill 18 'rebels' in Afghanistan
About 60 "enemy fighters" ambushed the troops in a volatile area of Uruzgan province on Monday, the US-led coalition said in a statement received yesterday
The area has seen several clashes between troops and fighters from the extremist Taliban movement that the coalition helped to topple from government in late 2001.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "After the initial reaction to the ambush killed three extremist fighters, coalition forces (killed) an additional 15 enemy fighters," the statement said.
Three other rebels were detained for questioning. There were no injuries to coalition forces.
About 1,400 Dutch troops are setting up in Uruzgan as part of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), which took command of foreign troops in the southern provinces on July 31.
ISAF took over from the US-dominated coalition, which teamed up with Afghan groups to oust the Taliban and has been hunting down rebels from the movement and other extremist outfits since then.
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