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Dozens of Taliban killed in Afghan battle
Last Updated Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:19:50 EDT
CBC News
Canadian troops under NATO and Afghan soldiers killed dozens of Taliban in southern Afghanistan, as they fought for hours to safeguard the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar, local officials say.
The conflict started late Saturday and continued into early Sunday in the Panjwayi district, a Taliban stronghold about 30 kilometres west of Kandahar City.
The death toll could not be independently verified and unconfirmed reports from a Taliban spokesman said only 10 insurgents had died in the firefight.
However, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and local officials indicated that 72 Taliban had died. ISAF officials said most of the Taliban bodies were not claimed and remained on the ground for hours after the battle ended.
The NATO force, which in southern Afghanistan is primarily composed of Canadian, British and Dutch troops, said in a statement that it had launched both a land and air offensive in the region overnight designed "to extend security along southern Afghanistan's Highway 1 corridor."
Canadian Forces Maj. Scott Lundy said there were no casualties among ISAF, which took over security responsibilities in Afghanistan earlier this summer from the U.S.-led coalition.
However, four Afghan policemen were reported dead in the clashes.
Bodies, weapons found in orchards
Many of the militants who were killed were found in orchards alongside their weapons, a local official said.
It wasn't immediately clear who initiated the fighting, although sources indicated Taliban fighters struck a bazaar in Panjwaii, prompting Afghan and ISAF soldiers to respond.
Niaz Mohammad Sarhadi, the district chief, said the insurgents were killed when they launched an attack.
NATO leads a force of about 19,000 troops from 37 countries in Afghanistan, including more than 2,200 Canadians, while the United States has about 22,000 soldiers there.
However, five years after U.S.-led forces overthrew the Taliban government on accusations that it was harbouring al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Taliban power seems to have resurged amid some of the bloodiest months yet seen.
Among the violence, four Canadian soldiers died and 10 others were injured earlier in August in the Panjwayi district in three separate attacks blamed on Taliban forces.
Keep up the good work, fellas.
Media: this is nice, but what about the PRT and their efforts over there? Oh, I get it. "If it bleeds, it leads". Well, what about bleeding hearts?
Dozens of Taliban killed in Afghan battle
Last Updated Sun, 20 Aug 2006 10:19:50 EDT
CBC News
Canadian troops under NATO and Afghan soldiers killed dozens of Taliban in southern Afghanistan, as they fought for hours to safeguard the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar, local officials say.
The conflict started late Saturday and continued into early Sunday in the Panjwayi district, a Taliban stronghold about 30 kilometres west of Kandahar City.
The death toll could not be independently verified and unconfirmed reports from a Taliban spokesman said only 10 insurgents had died in the firefight.
However, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and local officials indicated that 72 Taliban had died. ISAF officials said most of the Taliban bodies were not claimed and remained on the ground for hours after the battle ended.
The NATO force, which in southern Afghanistan is primarily composed of Canadian, British and Dutch troops, said in a statement that it had launched both a land and air offensive in the region overnight designed "to extend security along southern Afghanistan's Highway 1 corridor."
Canadian Forces Maj. Scott Lundy said there were no casualties among ISAF, which took over security responsibilities in Afghanistan earlier this summer from the U.S.-led coalition.
However, four Afghan policemen were reported dead in the clashes.
Bodies, weapons found in orchards
Many of the militants who were killed were found in orchards alongside their weapons, a local official said.
It wasn't immediately clear who initiated the fighting, although sources indicated Taliban fighters struck a bazaar in Panjwaii, prompting Afghan and ISAF soldiers to respond.
Niaz Mohammad Sarhadi, the district chief, said the insurgents were killed when they launched an attack.
NATO leads a force of about 19,000 troops from 37 countries in Afghanistan, including more than 2,200 Canadians, while the United States has about 22,000 soldiers there.
However, five years after U.S.-led forces overthrew the Taliban government on accusations that it was harbouring al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, Taliban power seems to have resurged amid some of the bloodiest months yet seen.
Among the violence, four Canadian soldiers died and 10 others were injured earlier in August in the Panjwayi district in three separate attacks blamed on Taliban forces.
Keep up the good work, fellas.
Media: this is nice, but what about the PRT and their efforts over there? Oh, I get it. "If it bleeds, it leads". Well, what about bleeding hearts?