Troops kill 32 insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. military says

Published Wednesday January 7th, 2009

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

KABUL, Afghanistan - The U.S. military says coalition forces have killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan.

The military statement says Tuesday's firefight broke out during a strike on a roadside bomb-making cell in Laghman Province. It says up to 75 armed militants converged on the coalition forces, shooting from rooftops and alleyways.

The coalition troops returned fire, killing 32 of the assailants.

The statement says the troops also destroyed two caches of weapons and bomb-making materials.

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