Saturday, January 30, 2010

Taliban attack repelled in Afghan city of Lashkar Gah

An attack by Taliban fighters in the southern Afghan city of Lashkar Gah has been repelled by government troops backed by Nato forces, officials say.

Taliban gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked a series of buildings in the capital of the southern Afghan province of Helmand exchanging fire with the Afghan army and NATO forces during an eight-hour shoot-out.

Six of the insurgents are reported to have died.

Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8488689.stm

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