9 insurgents killed, 6 detained in Afghan operations

"Afghan National Army soldiers and Coalition forces killed five insurgents in response to receiving small arms fire in Manogai District, eastern Kunar Province," ISAF's Regional Command-East ( RC-E) said in a press release.

Four other insurgents have been killed in two separate incidents in eastern Paktika province in the same period of time, it said.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing, the release added.

Taliban insurgents fighting Afghan forces and some 130,000 ISAF troops have yet to make comments.