US Kills 22 in Afghanistan

20/01/2009 | Source Al Manar

The US-led occupation in Afghanistan said Tuesday that its forces had killed 22 militants, including two Taliban commanders, in a string of operations across the east and south of the country.

Eighteen militants and a Taliban commander, named as Mullah Patang, were killed on Monday in the deadliest single operation at Kapisa, in the Tagab Valley, north of Kabul, said a spokesman. Ground troops called in air strikes during the raid, he added.

US-led occupation forces accused Patang of being responsible for numerous attacks on its forces, and acting on orders from senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan and abroad.