Forces Kill Insurgents, Capture Terrorists in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, March 10, 2011 – Afghan and coalition forces killed eight enemy fighters and detained several others yesterday in operations throughout Afghanistan, military officials reported. -- A coalition air weapons team in Helmand province’s Sangin district killed five insurgents after spotting the men with a bomb detonator and an automatic machine gun mounted on their truck. -- Security forces killed two insurgents linked to a senior Taliban weapons smuggler during a shootout in Zabul province’s Shamulazai district. Troops opened fire on the insurgents after one brandished a weapon and the other appeared to attempt to detonate a suicide vest. --...