Air strikes kill 60 Taliban in Afghanistan - police

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Sixty Taliban fighters including three commanders were killed in overnight air strikes on two rebel bases in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a provincial police chief said on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the Afghan Defence Ministry gave a lower death toll. "I can confirm only 11 dead, including a Taliban commander," Zahir Azimi said.

The joint operation involving foreign and Afghan security forces took place in the Zharai district of Kandahar, police chief Esmatullah Alizai told Reuters. He said there were no casualties among the foreign or Afghan forces.

A U.S. military spokesman said he was aware of the reports and was checking them. NATO said it was not aware of any involvement in such an operation.

[Zywiec]

1. Wasn't there suppose to be some big, spring offensive by the Taliban?

Now that summer is right around the corner, apparently that was exaggerated.

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2. Wow, 60 Taliban dead, but no civilians or Afghan or other military

casualties! Now that's what I call pinoint accuracy.:eyes: