Afghan security forces attacked a suspected Taliban hideout in southern Afghanistan, sparking an intense gunbattle that left 41 rebels dead.
Kandahar: Afghan security forces backed by coalition helicopters attacked a suspected Taliban hideout in
southern Afghanistan, sparking an intense gunbattle that left 41 rebels dead and several others wounded, a provincial governor said on Saturday.
Six Afghan police officers also died and nine were wounded in Friday's fighting between Afghan police and Taliban in Sangisar.
Sangisar town is situated 40 kms southwest of Kandahar, said
the Provincial Governor, Asadullah Khalid.
"Acting on intelligence reports that Taliban have gathered in Sangisar to plan an attack in Kandahar, we
launched this operation on Friday and the fighting continued from morning to evening," he said.
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