Rebels, Afghan Troops Killed in Firefight
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From Times Wire Reports
Four Taliban guerrillas and two Afghan army soldiers have been killed in a firefight in Torghar, or Black Mountain, about 45 miles northeast of Kandahar, said Khan Mohammed, an Afghan military commander.
A fifth Taliban fighter died in a separate gun battle with Afghan police in Dund district, south of Kandahar, he said.
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