Thursday September 4, 11:05 PM Afghan-US offensive ends with 124 militants killed KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - A major joint Afghan-US offensive against hundreds of suspected Taliban dug into the mountains of southeast Afghanistan has finished with around 124 militants killed, Afghan officials said Thursday. Up to 1,000 Afghan soldiers supported by US troops and aircraft had been engaged for more than a week in the major operation against suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda bases in the mountains of Daychopan district of Zabul province, 300 kilometres (190 miles) southwest of Kabul. US-led coalition Special Operation Forces and 10th Mountain Division troops backed...