Security Developments In Afghanistan, Jan 22

The Taliban could not be immediately reached for comment about any of the reports.

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*KHOST - Afghan troops killed eight insurgents and wounded two more during a fierce battle on Wednesday in the Babrak Tana district in Khost province, some 190 Km (118) miles southeast of Kabul, Defense Ministry statement said.

ZABUL - U.S.led coalition troops killed six militants and detained one more in an operation targeting roadside bomb network in the Dechopan district some 250 km (155 miles) southwest of Kabul on Wednesday, a U.S. military statement said.

HELMAND - Two children were wounded when ammunition being used by the militants went off during NATO-led troop operations targeting them in the Sangin district some 490 km (305 miles) southwest of Kabul on Monday, ISAF statement said.

*The Taliban could not be immediately reached for comment about any of the reports.