20 killed, wounded in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense says more than 20 militants have been killed and wounded during a battle with NATO-backed Afghan forces.
The ministry says the militants were traveling in two vehicles when they were attacked by Afghan troops aided by NATO airstrikes on Friday in northeastern Kunar province. No other details were provided.
An Afghan man, who allegedly got wounded by U.S. airstrikes in Waygal district of Nuristan province, lies on a bed at a hospital in Asadabad, the provincial capital of Kunar province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, July 5, 2008. The U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents Friday in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed. (AP Photo)
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More than 2,100 people — mostly militants — have been killed in insurgency-related violence in Afghanistan this year. About 8,000 people died in attacks last year — the most since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion.
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