More than 100 Taliban killed in two separate Afghan battles
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
More than 100 militants were killed in two separate battles in southern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said Sunday.
Daud Ahamdi, the spokesman for Helmand province's governor, said 62 militants were killed early Sunday by Afghan soldiers and NATO airstrikes after they launched a surprise attack on the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah.
Ahmadi said another 40 militants were killed in three days of fighting in Helmand's Nad Ali district, which has been under militant control until now. That battle ended Saturday.
Ahmadi said there were no casualties among Afghan or foreign troops.
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