Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed dozens of Taliban fighters in the south of the country after an ambush by a large group of insurgents, the US military said on Wednesday. | Despite the high casualty rates among Taliban rebels whenever they clash directly with Afghan and foreign troops, the insurgency shows no sign of abating. |
In the latest fighting, Afghan forces, backed by US-led coalition troops were ambushed by a large group of insurgents using small arms and rocket-propelled grenades in the Deh Rawud district of Uruzgan province on Tuesday, a US military statement said.
“The Taliban fighters attempted to break contact and moved into a nearby compound causing women and children to flee the area,” it said. “Four separate precision air strikes effectively eliminated the insurgents who were trying to reinforce the enemy positions.” Dozens of Taliban insurgents were killed, a US military spokesman said. Afghan and foreign forces accuse the Taliban of courting civilian casualties by operating from homes and populated areas.