U.S.-LED FORCES HAVE KILLED MORE THAN 30 TALIBAN FIGHTERS IN CLASHES DURING A MAJOR OPERATION AGAINST REBELS IN VOLATILE SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN, THE U.S. MILITARY SAID ON FRIDAY, ACCORDING TO REUTERS. EIGHT INSURGENTS WERE KILLED IN A RAID ON THURSDAY ON A CAVE COMPLEX USED AS A "MEETING PLACE AND SANCTUARY" FOR TALIBAN BOMB-MAKERS IN URUZGAN PROVINCE. SIX REBELS WERE ARRESTED WHILE A CACHE CONTAINING AK-47 ASSAULT RIFLES, ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES AND TWO MACHINE GUNS WAS ALSO RECOVERED. SEVENTEEN OTHER REBELS WERE KILLED IN AN ATTACK ON A "TERRORIST CELL" SET UP IN A BUNKER NEAR TARIN KOT DISTRICT OF THE SAME PROVINCE ON WEDNESDAY, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE U.S. MILITARY SAID. --MORE 23/06/2006 21:21 ت م
