Afghan offensive killed 300 rebels
Says coalition forces
Afp, Kabul
Around 300 insurgents have been killed in a US-led coalition and Afghan military operation that has been under way along the border with Pakistan for weeks, the coalition said yesterday. About 100 other insurgents have been wounded in Operation Mountain Fury, which involves about 7,000 Afghan and coalition troops and covers five provinces, most of them on the border, a spokesman told reporters. The operation started weeks ago but its military phase kicked off in mid-September. "Since Operation Mountain Fury has commenced, we had more than 300 enemy killed in action, possibly about 100 wounded," Lieutenant Colonel John Paradis said, without specifying the time period to which he was referring.
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