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KABUL, May 20 (KUNA) -- Five members of an Afghan nomadic family were
killed as a vehicle, they were traveling in, hit a landmine in western
Afghanistan, officials said.
The incident happened in Nimroz province as a nomadic family was shifting
sheep in a truck from one place to another, said provincial Governor Ghulam
Dastagir Azad.
The governor said Taliban were responsible for planting the bomb. However,
the militants so far did not issue any comment.
Separately, the US-led coalition troops claimed capturing a "Taliban
leader" and his two colleagues during an operation in Khost province of
Afghanistan.
A statement from the US forces' Bagram base, located north of here, said
the detainee belonged to the notorious Haqqani group.
The group is said to be involved in attacks on Afghan and foreign troops
and planting of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to target the troops.
The statement said the arrest was made during search of several compounds
by the Afghan and coalition forces in the province.
Several Kalashnikovs, grenades and pistols and ammunitions were also
recovered during the search operation, it added. (end)
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