Over 100 "insurgents" killed in Afghan south US

KABUL, Aug 29 (Reuters) More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with US-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the US military said today.

The battle erupted after a convoy of Afghan and US-led forces came under attack in Shah Wali Kot district in Kandahar province, it said in a statement.

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