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Militants detained, killed in Paktika province

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  • By Combined Joint Task Force - 101
  • Combined Press Information Center
Two militants were detained and one was killed during a Coalition forces' operation to disrupt militant activities in Paktika province, Wednesday.

Coalition forces searched compounds in Gayan District targeting an individual affiliated with anti-coalition militant leaders facilitating the movement of foreign fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan.

A militant was killed by small-arms fire after he attacked the Coalition forces as they searched the compounds.