Afghanistan: 11 Talebanere dræbt i ildkamp

Lørdag prøvede en bande Talebanere at angribe et lokalt regeringskontor i Alishar-distriktet i Khost-provinsen. Det viste sig at være en dårlig ide:

A one-hour gun battle between police units and Taleban insurgents was followed by a Nato air strike.

"It was the Nato helicopters who caused the major blow to the enemy," provincial police spokesman Wazir Badshah told the AFP news agency.

A Nato spokeswoman said there were no civilian or military casualties...

At least three police are said to have been wounded in the gun battle.

Eyewitness Mohammad Amin told AFP he had counted 13 bodies after the attack. "They were almost in a line which makes me think they were running one after another as they came under aerial attack," he said.

Kilde:

• BBC 28/4 2007: 'Taleban killed' in Afghan clash