(AKI) - More than 40 suspected Taliban fighters have been killed in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, according to a statement released by the US-led coalition in Afghanistan. They were reportedly killed in a fierce battle on Wednesday near the village of Alekowzi in the district of Shah Wali Kot and none of the coalition troops or Afghan soldiers were injured in the violence. According to the US military, since 27 August, 200 Taliban fighters have been killed in the region. Reports said that the Taliban claimed to be unaware of any fighting on the ground in the Shah Wali Kot district on Wednesday, but said they had downed an American helicopter in the area. NATO, for its part, denied that a helicopter had been lost.
| It's okay if the Talibunnies want to deny their losses. They just have to keep losing. |