Afghan and international troops killed five militants Sunday in a strike on a Taliban operative involved in bomb-making in eastern Laghman province, the military coalition said.
The troops were targeting a compound in Alingar district where their sources reported militant activity, the coalition said in a statement.
As the forces approached the area, several militants threatened them with guns. The NATO and Afghan forces shot at the insurgents, killing five, the coalition said. They searched the compound and detained one other militant.
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