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Coalition forces kill 5 militants, destroy weapons cache in Farah

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  • By U.S. Forces Afghanistan
Coalition forces killed five militants today and destroyed a weapons cache in Farah province.

The militants were tracked to a remote location about 75 kilometers northwest of Farah city where they were observed loading weapons into a vehicle from a weapons cache. Coalition aircraft used precision munitions to destroy the militants, weapons and vehicle.
There were no civilians or man-made structures in the vicinity of the operation.