The US-led coalition force in Afghanistan says that more than 120 Taleban fighters have been killed in separate clashes in the south.They say that more than 65 insurgents were killed in Uruzgan province on Tuesday night, and at least 60 were killed in neighbouring Helmand.
Villagers say that 12 civilians in the Helmand attack died in air strikes and 50 families fled their homes.
The conflicting claims could not be independently verified.
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