40 rebels killed
Russian troops killed some 40 Tajik rebels who had attempted to cross the Amu-Darya river from Afghanistan, AFP reports from Dushanbe.
The rebels, who are supporters of the Islamic-democrat coalition that was ousted from power here last year, attempted to enter Tajikistan on Thursday, the Russian general staff said.
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