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Dozens of Taliban said killed in Afghan battles

U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops have killed 49 Taliban insurgents in two separate battles in southern Afghanistan, the defense ministry said on Monday.

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A joint offensive by coalition and Afghan forces, backed by NATO air support, killed 30 guerrillas in one area of Deh Rawud, it said. Another 19 were killed in an operation by the Afghan army in another part of the district.