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15 insurgents killed in raid in west Afghanistan
Jul 17 2008, AP

U.S. Special Forces and Afghan troops called in airstrikes during a raid on a militant cell in western Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 15 insurgents while freeing 15 hostages, officials said.NATO, meanwhile, said its troops in the south have killed a...

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