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NATO says killed 55 Taliban in Afghan clashes
 KABUL (Rooters) - NATO forces have killed 55 Taliban fighters in fierce clashes in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said on Sunday, while a suicide bomber killed seven Afghans at a restaurant in another part of the country.NATO forces called in close air support after troops came under attack in the southern province of Uruzgan on Saturday, NATO said in a statement issued from the International Security Assitance Force (ISAF) headquarters in Kabul. "Initial battle damage assessment indicates that approximately 50 insurgents were killed in the attack. Regrettably, an ISAF soldier was also killed during the same incident," the statement said. The nationality of the NATO soldier killed was not disclosed, but Dutch troops form the bulk of NATO presence in Uruzgan, a remote, rugged province, where support for the Taliban is strong. Also on Saturday, in neighboring Kandahar province, NATO and Afghan soldiers, backed by air support, killed five Taliban in another clash. Three alliance soldiers were wounded. Reuters received several telephone calls from people living in the vicinity, who said more than ten Nice equivalency here. Oh, I forgot, this is rooters, nevermind. The suicide attack on a restaurant full of Afghans happened in Urgun district of southeastern Paktika province, bordering Pakistan. The attack killed seven people and wounding others. All of the victims were civilians, but several provincial officials, including the district chief, were among the wounded, Paktika's governor Mohammad Akram Khpelwak, told Reuters. "The bomber detonated the explosives attached to his body just after entering the restaurant," the governor said, citing officials and witnesses. Taliban and their Islamic allies stepped up a suicide attack campaign a year ago as the insurgency gathered fresh momentum, confounding U.S. generals who had been saying it was on its last legs. Can't trust them US generals, gotta rely on taleb spokemen. Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-11-26 |
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