Kabul, Afghanistan, Ramadan 5, 1434, Jul 14, 2013, SPA - Officials say NATO-led coalition forces attacked a group of Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least five militants. Coalition spokesman Capt. Luca Carniel said Sunday that NATO forces had carried out a "precision strike" in Paktia province the night before, killing five militants. He gave no further information, but Paktia provincial police chief Gen. Zelmia Oryakhail says the airstrike targeted a group of Taliban moving down a road in a car and on three motorcycles. Oryakhail says his reports indicate 12 Taliban were killed, including a sought-after regional leader. He says there were no civilian casualties, according to a report of the Associated Press. --SPA 13:41 LOCAL TIME 10:41 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1129110
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