60 militants killed in Afghanistan
Sunday, 2 September 2007
KABUL, Sept 1 (AFP): Ground fighting and air strikes killed almost 60 insurgents near a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan that has seen days of heavy fighting, the US-led counterterrorism force said today.
Attack aircraft were called in after insurgents ambushed patrolling Afghan police and international troops in the southern province of Helmand Friday, it said in a statement.
Insurgents attacked the combined patrol with guns, mortars and rocket- propelled grenades from several compounds inside populated areas of the Musa Qala district, the statement said.
Attack aircraft were called in after insurgents ambushed patrolling Afghan police and international troops in the southern province of Helmand Friday, it said in a statement.
Insurgents attacked the combined patrol with guns, mortars and rocket- propelled grenades from several compounds inside populated areas of the Musa Qala district, the statement said.