US says Afghanistan insurgent leader captured

By Associated Press
Saturday, November 15, 2008 - Updated 371d 7h ago

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KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces captured an insurgent leader in eastern Afghanistan, and in a separate operation 10 militants were killed in a firefight, the U.S. military said Saturday.

U.S. forces said they grabbed a "key insurgent leader" in a joint raid with Afghan police Friday in a village in eastern Ghazni province. No shots were fired in the raid, the statement said.

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