KABUL, Shawwal 04, 1431, Sept 13, SPA - NATO says air strikes have killed 14 insurgents in central Afghanistan. The military alliance said in a statement Monday that the air power was used after a joint NATO-Afghan patrol came under small arms and machine-gun fire from militants. It happened Sunday while the patrol was crossing a river in the central Uruzgan province. NATO said initial reports indicated no civilian casualties occurred, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 11:38 LOCAL TIME 08:38 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/816825