A British soldier fires at a Taliban position after a U.S. airstrike US Says 220 Taliban Killed In Afghanistan’s South
-- Morung Express
-- Morung Express
KABUL September 1 (Reuters): U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops killed more than 220 suspected Taliban militants in an operation in southern Afghanistan last week, the U.S. military said on Monday, the biggest recent toll of insurgent deaths. Several residents told a Reuters reporter by telephone that more than 70 civilians were killed in air strikes by foreign forces in the Sangin district of Helmand province. "The operation is mostly wrapped up. The troops killed more than 220 militants," U.S. military spokesman Nathan Perry said. He said he was not aware of any civilian casualties.
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My Comment: Winter is only 3 months away .... expect heavy fighting from now to the first snowfalls.