By NNN-Xinhua,
Kabul : Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the U.S.-led Coalition forces in two separate operations have killed 32 insurgents in southern Afghan province of Uruzgan, said a Coalition statement released here.
The first engagement occurred when the combined forces was on a security patrol in the Khas Uruzagan district and received fire from insurgents in a heavily vegetated area, the statement said on Saturday.
The ANSF and Coalition soldiers returned fire and moved to an area from which they could direct air strikes, killing three militants, it added.
However, the militants came again soon later attacking the patrol using small arms and ANSF and Coalition forces defeated the attack, killing 29 insurgents, the statement said.
During this engagement, insurgents attempted to disguise themselves in women’s clothing in order to escape, it noted.
A 10-year-old Afghan child and two Afghan policemen were wounded, but no Coalition Soldiers were reported injured, it said.
Attacks on international troops are on the rise during past weeks spreading from the south to the east, while Taliban militants continue to demonstrate their strength through suicide and roadside bombings.
Escalating insurgency and violent incidents have left around 2,000 people dead since January this year in the war-torn Afghanistan.