Nato troops kill 60 Taliban
05/09/2006 17:17  - (SA)  

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Kandahar - Nato and Afghan forces have killed up to 60 Taliban rebels in fighting in southern Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the Nato-led force said on Tuesday.

"We have killed 50 to 60 Taliban over the course of 24 hours," spokesperson Quentin Innis told AFP.

Most of the rebels were killed when they attempted to flee an area in Kandahar province's Pashmol district near Panjwayi, where Nato and Afghan forces had been hunting them since Saturday, Innis said.

They attempted to break through the security ring on Tuesday afternoon, he said.

"It looks like they were trying to flee the area."

Innis said both Nato's ground troops and its air force engaged the militants.

"It was a combination of ground and air force," Innis said, referring to the battle in which the rebels were killed.

- AFP

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