Posted on 08/27/2008 12:00:19 AM PDT by SmithL
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- More than 30 Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed in a series of clashes, airstrikes and bombings in Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday.
Taliban fighters attacked a police checkpoint in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province Tuesday, sparking a clash that killed 18 militants, provincial police chief Mohammad Hussein Andiwal said.
The militants attacked the officers guarding a government compound in the district before being repelled by the police, Andiwal said. There were no casualties among Afghan troops, he said.
The militants have attacked the same checkpoint many times in the past, and the authorities had reinforced their position, Andiwal said.
U.S.-led coalition troops, meanwhile, clashed and called in airstrikes on another group of militants in the same province killing over a dozen insurgents, the coalition said in a statement.
Shortly before the battle, the coalition troops spotted armed militants in small groups preparing to attack their patrol in Sangin district, the statement said. There were no coalition casualties from the clash.
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“We’ll have the reception at the checkpoint...remember, it’s Bring Your Own Bomb!”
Afghan ping
More than 30 Taliban fighters and four policemen were killed in a series of clashes,
We always read about the constant fighting in Afghanistan, like The taliban and Al Queda are making progress...
But every story is started with “20 killed, 40 killed, 60 killed”....We are smashing them every time! they attack...and then they DIE!!!!
It is like draining a swamp.... lower the water...Kill a few alligators... lower the water some more...kill a few more
We are not loosing!!! WE ARE Winning!!! and John Kerry Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Murtha, and Barack Obama the Commie are All LIARS.
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