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7 rebels killed; weapons seized

KANDAHAR CITY (PAN insurgents have been killed during separate incidents of violence in southern Kandahar province, an official said on Tuesday.

Two militants were killed on Monday evening during a NATO airstrike in the Panjwai district, where a landmine blast killed a third rebel, the governor’s spokesman said.

Javed Faisal added another four militants were killed during a clash with a joint Afghan and ISAF force on the border between Kandahar and Zabul provinces.

The clash took place in the WotakaI area. The joint forces also seized three AK-47s and a walkie-talkie from the clash site.

In neighbouring Zabul, security forces seized an explosives-laden vehicle and recovered 30 Kalashnikovs from it, the Ministry of Interior said on Tuesday.

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