综合一区欧美国产,99国产麻豆免费精品,九九精品黄色录像,亚洲激情青青草,久久亚洲熟妇熟,中文字幕av在线播放,国产一区二区卡,九九久久国产精品,久久精品视频免费

   

75 Taliban killed in Afghan clashes

(AP)
Updated: 2007-07-24 19:40

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Troops killed at least 75 militants in three separate battles in southern Afghanistan, while the Taliban extended the deadline for the lives of 23 South Korean hostages until Tuesday evening.


A relative of South Koreans kidnapped in Afghanistan, cries after watching TV news reports of negotiations in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, July 23, 2007. [AP]

South Korea's president appealed for calm as the deadline neared. Afghan elders and clerics were trying to negotiate with militants holding the hostages in central Afghanistan.

In southern Helmand province, Afghan troops ambushed by militants called in airstrikes and fought back with small-arms and mortar fire, the US-led coalition said. The coalition said at least 36 insurgents were killed in the fighting Monday, but no Afghan or coalition troops were hurt.

In Uruzgan province, police clashed for three days with militants blocking the road leading to Kandahar province, leaving 26 militants and two policemen dead, said Wali Jan, the Uruzgan deputy highway police chief. NATO-led and Afghan army troops joined the battle Tuesday, reopening the road for civilians traffic, he said.

Another 13 suspected militants were killed in Kandahar province, the Defense Ministry said.

The battles took place in remote and dangerous parts of Afghanistan, and the death tolls could not be independently confirmed.

Qari Yousef Ahmadi, who claims to speak for the Taliban, said the militants had extended the deadline on the fate of the kidnapped South Koreans another day after the Afghan government refused to release any of the 23 Taliban prisoners the insurgents want freed.

The militants have pushed back their ultimatum at least three times.

"If the government won't accept these conditions, then it's difficult for the Taliban to provide security for these hostages, to provide health facilities and food," Ahmadi told The Associated Press by satellite phone. "The Taliban won't have any option but to kill the hostages."

Though some of Ahmadi's statements turn out to be true, he has also made repeated false claims, calling into question the reliability of his information.

   上一頁(yè)   1   2   下一頁(yè)  


Top World News  
Today's Top News  
Most Commented/Read Stories in 48 Hours
娱乐| 将乐县| 合水县| 弥渡县| 德保县| 新竹县| 勐海县| 华蓥市| 溆浦县| 南陵县| 合阳县| 清流县| 古浪县| 延寿县| 华宁县| 泰顺县| 武陟县| 丰都县| 苗栗县| 阿瓦提县| 漳平市| 安仁县| 美姑县| 宣威市| 万州区| 德昌县| 方城县| 怀集县| 南澳县| 锡林郭勒盟| 千阳县| 剑阁县| 苍山县| 灯塔市| 门源| 襄城县| 遵义县| 巴青县| 绥德县| 白水县| 盐池县|