Taliban Offensive Continues
Day-long battle
KABUL, Aug 11, 2007 (AFP) - Coalition war planes were called into help a military convoy under attack in southern Afghanistan in a day-long battle estimated to have killed a dozens insurgents, the US-led force said Saturday.
About 30 rebels ambushed the reconnaissance patrol from three hilltops as it was moving through the southern province of Kandahar Friday, the coalition said in a statement.
The attackers opened fire on the soldiers with heavy machineguns, rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire, it said.
The soldiers retaliated and called in fighter planes for help when the rebels began reinforcing their positions.
‘An estimated dozen insurgents were killed in the battle,’ the coalition said. An Afghan and a coalition soldier were wounded.
A large group of women and children was seen leaving the area before the attack and there were no signs of civilian casualties, it said.
Afghan officials were not immediately available to comment.
The fighting was in the remote and mountainous Myanishen district, which was held by the Taliban for a few days in June.
The ambush follows similar large attacks on Afghan and international troops over the past week, with heavy fighting leaving dozens dead.
Afghan and NATO-led troops came under attack in the western province of Badghis on Friday, sparking fighting that left 20 rebels and seven soldiers dead.
The coalition said 10 militants were confirmed killed when troops fought off an ambush in the southern Helmand province Thursday, but scores more were believed dead or wounded. It has not updated the toll.
On Tuesday about 75 rebels attacked a base in the southern Uruzgan. US-led coalition forces said they killed more than 20 to repel the attack.
Kandahar was the first province taken by the Taliban when it swept to power in 1996. The hardline Islamic militia was driven from government in late 2001 by a US-led coalition and is now waging an Al-Qaeda-backed insurgency.
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August 11th, 2007 at 1:58 pm
agreed! Thanks for the report Pat & Troops!
August 11th, 2007 at 2:17 pmNothing like the smell of BBQ’d Talibastard pork in the morning….smells like……victory.
August 11th, 2007 at 6:27 pmImagine that. No fuckin’ jungle,open fields of fire and an enemy who jumps columns under air cover. Eeehaah. Oh to be young again.
August 11th, 2007 at 7:53 pmdumb fucks think they’re fighting the russians
August 12th, 2007 at 4:56 amOh yeah let them fight our troops in the open. Now thats what i would call a suicide attack.
August 12th, 2007 at 8:11 ambag ‘em and tag ‘em and then use their towel to dry your ass after you bathe.
ambush my arse. its called a reverse ambush anytime you attack the coalition baby! i wonder what kind of ‘heavy mg’ they have, since they only inflicted 2 injuries, they must be fucking retardedly bad shooters.
if they spent more time fire practicing than reading the koran, we might be scared.
August 12th, 2007 at 2:12 pmmaybe the bastards are getting ready for the last hooray…their camps are empty… their heads are full, come get some
August 12th, 2007 at 5:31 pm