Kabul, Mar 26, SPA -- Nearly 100 rebels have been killed in the latest operation by Afghan and NATO forces in the southern part of Afghanistan, the government said Monday, DPA reported today. At least 19 rebels were killed in the latest clashes on Sunday, in the Mir Manda and Haider Abad areas of Gerishk district of southern Helmand province, bringing the death toll since the start of the operation on Thursday to 99, the defence ministry said in statement.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/435681