Raids On Taliban Leave 19 Dead

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Philadelphia Inquirer
February 5, 2008
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan and foreign troops conducted two raids on the homes of suspected Taliban yesterday, leaving 10 people dead, including women and children, police said.
In the Bakwa district of western Farah province, foreign and Afghan ground forces attacked the home of suspected Taliban member Mullah Manan, killing nine people, including two women and two children, district Police Chief Khan Agha said.
In southern Helmand province, foreign troops raided the house of another Taliban suspect near the capital of Lashkar Gah, killing him and wounding his 8-year-old daughter, said provincial Police Chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal.
A separate clash in southern Uruzgan province left nine suspected extremists dead. -- AP
 
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