U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III flies on an MH-53 helicopter en route to Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2010. DOD photo by Cherie CullenNATO: Coalition Forces Kill Nearly 100 Afghan Insurgents -- Voice of America
NATO and Afghan officials say more than 90 insurgents have been killed during heavy fighting in southern Afghanistan.
The officials say at least 78 insurgents were killed Saturday as coalition forces repelled an attack on a NATO outpost in southeastern Paktika province. Five NATO troops were injured in the fighting.
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