06 Mar 2004 14:32 UTC
A military spokesman in Kabul told reporters Saturday, the clash took place Friday when as many as 40 gunmen tried to move into a coalition position near Orgun, close to the Pakistan border. A number of militants are said to have fled during the gun fight, which the spokesman says caused no coalition casualties.
Separately, 14 suspected militants were reported to have been captured Thursday during a U.S. air assault on a compound near the eastern Afghan town of Khost.
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U.S. military officials in Afghanistan say American-led forces have killed nine suspected militants in a gun battle near the border with Pakistan.
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Coalition forces included snipers with a U.S. special operations task force as well as Afghan troops.
