KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- An Afghan-international force killed several armed insurgents in northeast Afghanistan on Monday evening, NATO announced on Tuesday.

The NATO-led ISAF alliance said the force went to a compound west of Adiza'i in the Tagab district of Kapisa province after intelligence information confirmed insurgent activity. "Fleeing insurgents armed with automatic weapons and grenades fired on the security force which returned fire killing the insurgents," ISAF said in a statement.

ISAF said the Taliban was believed to be responsible for attacks against coalition forces, and was believed to be planning more attacks. "Several women and children were protected by the security force during the operation," the alliance added.

NATO did not say if any service members sustained injuries during the operation.

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