United States-led coalition forces killed 55 militants including three ”extremist leaders” in fighting near the insurgency-hit Afghan-Pakistani border, the coalition said in a statement on Monday.
The fighting erupted in the eastern province of Paktika after rebels attacked a coalition patrol on Friday, the statement said, while a coalition spokesperson said the casualties occurred over the past three days.
Another 25 insurgents were wounded and three were detained in the clashes in the Zerok district of the troubled provice, the coalition said. — AFP
