Taliban launch attacks in Afghan south, 19 dead

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP27076.htm

Taliban launch attacks in Afghan south, 19 dead

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Taliban insurgents launched four attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Friday and three policemen and 16 Taliban were killed, the province's deputy governor said.

About 200 insurgents were involved in the fighting, and some of them had ambushed police reinforcements going to the scene of the initial clash, said deputy provincial governor Mullah Mir, who was in a police convoy that came under attack.

"We're sending more reinforcements. The fighting is still going on," Mir said.

It was the biggest guerrilla attack in Afghanistan for some months.

[merwin]

1. No civilian casualties? I find that hard to believe.

[shadowknows69]

2. but but

we vanquished the Taliban. Fearless leader says so all the time. :sarcasm: