Raid against Haqqani stronghold leaves 50 dead in Afghanistan

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A coalition operation against militants in southeastern Afghanistan has left at least 50 insurgents dead as Afghan and NATO forces swept through a "known Haqqani network" area. The encampment was considered a staging ground for Haqqani and foreign fighters, NATO's ...

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