Hundreds of Afghan troops backed by the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) launched a major offensive focused on the troubled border last week, going after insurgents linked to the hardline Haqqani group.
"As these operations, which were Afghan-led and supported by ISAF, have concluded, we can now say that at least 20 Haqqani-affiliated insurgents have been killed or captured," ISAF spokesman, Brigadier General Carsten Jacobson, told reporters.
About 175 non-Haqqani rebels were also killed or captured, he said, adding that the operations lasted about one week.
The United States has also pushed Pakistan to squeeze the Haqqani network, whose leadership has a base across the border in North Waziristan.
Pakistan denies US accusations that elements within Pakistani intelligence support the Haqqani network, accused over the September 13 siege of the US embassy in Kabul.
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those people in the accompanying photograph look like doves-poor ,innocents,.benign-looking people;shame on america for killing them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Afghan militants attack Pakistan - there bad guys who are supported by NATO. When NATO attacks the Afghan militants they magically become "innocent civilians" -- go figure.
@MarkH: Are you happy with innocent killed by American and ISAF. Then I can understand your mentality.
@ mark h, Afghanistan is a grave yard for occupying forces. This really makes me Happy.
Good going keep it up.
@Jadugar: Every last one of them. Happy?
It comes as no surprise that the ISAF and the Afgan forces intensify their attacks on the Taliban insurgents linked to the Haqqani network. The Americans had set a time frame for their departure and would like to have as much done as possible before they leave. It's commonly known that they are die-hard militants, yet these attacks breed only hatred and wouldn't solve problems.
RIP all the innocents killed.
I wonder how many innocent were killed under the name of rebels, Such tall claims by NATO sounds like Fox news stories.