Monday, December 04, 2006

70-80 Taliban Killed in Fierce Battle in Southern Afghanistan, Sunday

Yahoo News has this story by Reuters today. It goes in part like this... A reconnaissance patrol hunting Taliban engaged a large group of fighters on Sunday about 9 miles from the village of Musa Qala in Helmand, a stronghold of the Islamist guerrillas and the main opium-growing province in the world's major supplier... In a four-hour battle backed by attack helicopters and close air support, the ground commander estimated 70-80 guerrillas were killed, a NATO spokesman said...
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