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 FORWARD OPERATING BASE THUNDER, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO and U.S.-led coalition forces killed about 60 insurgents Friday along the border with Pakistan, the military said, while local officials in the south reported that a NATO airstrike killed 25 civilians.
NATO accused Taliban fighters of provoking the strike that reportedly killed the civilians, including three infants and nine women.
In the border violence, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said about 60 insurgents attempted to attack Afghan and ISAF forces in the Bermel district of Paktika province. The insurgents fired on aircraft, and NATO and U.S.-led coalition forces returned fire, killing about 60 fighters, an ISAF statement said.
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