Afghan women stands next to the remains of her home which was destroyed in a US airstrike at Azizabad village in Herat province. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says it has has found "convincing evidence" that 90 civilians -- including 60 children -- were killed in US-led air strikes last week. (AFP/Reza Shirmohammadi) Over 100 Militants Killed In Afghanistan In
Three Days: Coalition -- AFP
Three Days: Coalition -- AFP
KABUL (AFP) — Afghan and international troops have killed more than 100 Taliban militants in several clashes in the troubled southern province of Helmand over the past three days, the US-led coalition said Thursday.
Helmand is a stronghold of the extremist Taliban movement that was in government between 1996 and 2001 and is waging an insurgency to take back power.
"Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed over 100 insurgents during combat operations in Helmand province August 25-28," the coalition said in a statement.
"Numerous engagements" were sparked when troops were attacked several times by insurgents armed with guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars, it said.
"The patrols returned fire and called in close-air support against the insurgents," it added.
Read more ....
More News On Afghanistan
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 28 -- Reuters
US coalition: 100 militants killed in Afghanistan -- AP
US Military: More Than 100 Militants Killed in Southern Afghanistan -- Voice Of America
30 Suspected Taliban Killed in Afghanistan -- ABC News
US review of airstrike in Afghanistan disputes claims of dozens of civilian deaths -- Star Tribune
Afghans say deadly US raid based on a wrong tip -- AP
U.S. Officials Describe Afghan Airstrike -- New York Times
US says UN overstated civilian deaths in Afghanistan -- Cnews
US says civilian deaths were overstated -- AP
Top U.S. Marine sees shift from Iraq to Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
General backs bigger role for Marines in Afghanistan -- Sign On San Diego
Bomb kills US coalition member in Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
Report From a Forgotten War: Fourth in a Series -- FOX News
U.S. marines shifted from Iraq to Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
Void in U.S. strategy for Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
Only a Two-Page 'Note' Governs U.S. Military in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
NATO passes over Kabul security to Afghan troops -- ABC News (Australia)
Weak Afghan police threaten NATO plan -- Washington Times
Afghan opium production plummets: UN -- ABC News (Australia)
Afghan death toll rises by one-third in a year -- The Herald
My Comment: Casualties are now amounting to dozens per day. Fighting is occurring almost everywhere. This war is increasing in intensity and in area with each battle becoming a conflict of attrition. A new strategic and war plan will need to developed because we are definitely not winning this war.