By Xinhua,
Kabul : Afghan police backed by the U.S.-led Coalition forces have killed seven suspected Taliban insurgents in Afghan eastern Paktia province, a local official said Saturday.
Afghan national police backed by the Coalition on Friday night launched an anti-insurgents operation in Gardi Sira area, killing seven militants, spokesman of provincial administration Rohullah Samon told Xinhua.
Among the dead bodies were foreign fighters including Arab nationals, he said, adding that there were no casualties on the government forces.
Meantime, Zabihullah Mujahid, a purported spokesman for the Taliban insurgents told media from an undisclosed location that six police were killed in the firefight which lasted for hours.
The Taliban, ousted from power in late 2001 by a U.S.-led military invasion, went into insurgency against Afghan government and foreign troops.