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Article: AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES CAPTURE SUSPECTED TERRORISTS
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- August 16, 2006
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The U.S. Army Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan issued the following news release:
Afghan and Coalition forces conducted operations early this morning on two compounds in Khowst Province.
The compounds, one located near the village of Paru Kheyl and the other near Jabeh, were suspected of being sanctuaries for al Qaeda facilitators.
During each operation, the assault forces requested a peaceful surrender of people within the compounds. Eight suspected terrorists were taken into custody during the operations, five in Paru Kheyl and three in Jabeh.
Several women and children were also present within the Paru Kheyl compound and were not harmed.
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