AFGHANISTAN: SCORES OF TALIBANS KILLED BY COALITION FORCESScores of rebel fighters were killed in clashes between
Taliban fighters and coalition forces on Monday in the
Uruzgan province. According to al-Jazeera, at least 50 fighters were shot dead in one of the bloodiest exchanges of fire ever since the war began.
Afghan police forces and the US military decided to storm over a Taliban base camp used by the fighters for attacks in the sourroundings areas, Jan Mohammed Khan, the provincial governor told the press. He also added that 25 other rebel fighters were captured by the coalition forces and that dead bodies were still being found at the battle scene on Tuesday.
On Monday, a US and an Afghan soldier as well as eleven other rebel fighters were reported dead in the same area, according to a US military statement. Four other soldiers were wounded in the gunbattle.
Clashes apparently started after a US patrol was attacked by a group of Taliban fighters. Helicopters, tanks and onther vehicles were used by the coalition troops in response.
The death toll in Afghanistan is up to about 800 soldiers since March. The election scheduled for September might be at risk, according to the military.
A strong protest against the American occupation took place on Monday, outside the main US base in the country. People were protesting against the Americans and demanding the liberation of three villagers, recently jailed by the US troops.
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