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KABUL, Afghanistan - One French and 16 Afghan soldiers were killed and about 40 other troops were wounded in two firefights in southern Afghanistan, coalition and Afghan officials said Sunday.
In one battle in Helmand province, 13 Afghan soldiers were killed and 15 injured in an eight-hour firefight Saturday, said Gen. Zahir Azimi, the Defense Ministry spokesman. He said at least nine Taliban militants were killed in the battle in Sangin district.
In a second firefight in the same district of Helmand on Saturday, one French and three Afghan soldiers were killed, the U.S.-led coalition said.
Among those injured were a French and an American soldier, said Capt. Drew Gibson, a spokesman for the British military. Twenty-five Afghan soldiers were also injured, Sgt. Chris Miller, a coalition spokesman, said.
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(that makes 3 deaths as a total, since yesterday's casualties)