பெண் புர்காவுக்குள் ஒளிந்து தப்பியோடமுயன்ற பயங்கரவாதி சுட்டுக்கொலை

பெண் புர்காவுக்குள் ஒளிந்து தப்பியோடமுயன்ற பயங்கரவாதி சுட்டுக்கொலை

மொத்தம் 52 பயங்கரவாதிகள் சுட்டுக்கொல்லப்பட்டனர்

Taliban in dress, 52 others killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, Nov 29: Gunbattles and airstrikes by NATO and Afghan troops killed 53 militants in Afghanistan, including a wanted Taliban commander who tried to hide from soldiers under a woman's burqa, officials said today.

The US forces targeting the commander surrounded a house yesterday in Ghazni province and ordered everyone inside to leave, a military statement said.

Six women and 12 children left the building, but while soldiers were questioning the women they discovered one was actually a man dressed in a burqa, the traditional all-encompassing dress that most Afghan women wear. The man, later identified as the targeted commander Haji Yakub, tried to attack the soldiers and was killed, the military said.

Yakub allegedly directed roadside bomb and suicide attacks against Afghanistan's government and coalition forces in Ghazni, according to the statement. Three other militants were killed in the operation, it said.

Meanwhile, Afghan and coalition forces killed 33 militants when their patrol came under attack in southern Helmand province yesterday, a military statement said. The troops responded to the attack with gunfire and air support, it said.

In Kandahar province, meanwhile, a three-day NATO-Afghan operation in Zhari district killed 12 militants, said police Chief Matiullah Khan. No police were killed in the operation, which finished yesterday, he said.

Bureau Report