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Vol. 5 Num 1073 Fri. June 08, 2007  
   
World


30 Taliban killed or wounded in battle


Afghan and international troops killed or wounded more than 30 Taliban militants in the past 24 hours, while an Afghan soldier and a policeman were killed separately, officials said yesterday.

The military operation focused on a district in the southern province of Helmand and involved warplanes from Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf), the defence ministry said in a statement.

"More than 30 enemy elements were killed and wounded in the past 24 hours as a result of military operations and aerial poundings on enemy positions," it said.