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US planes carry out fresh bombing of Taliban positions
Qalat, Aug 31: US fighter jets and helicopters pounded suspected Taliban positions before dawn today in a fresh assault on insurgents in the rugged mountain peaks of southern Zabul province, an Afghan intelligence official said.
Qalat, Aug 31: US fighter jets and helicopters pounded suspected Taliban positions before dawn today in a fresh assault on insurgents in the rugged mountain peaks of southern Zabul province, an Afghan intelligence official said.
The latest round of bombing in the Dai Chupan district of Zabul went on for three hours overnight ending shortly before dawn today, said Khalil Hotak, the province's intelligence chief.
For nearly a week now, the mountainous region, about 70 km north of Qalat, the provincial capital, has been the scene of intense battles between suspected Taliban rebels, Afghan soldiers and their US allies. Dozens of Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed and several others arrested so far, although it has been impossible to get independent confirmation on casualty figures.
Hospital officials in Qalat told the associated press today that the wounded were taken immediately to a US base at the airport in southern Kandahar.
No ground battles were reported today.
Four helicopter gunships and three US fighter jets targeted suspected Taliban hideouts in Chinaran, Ragh and Kabai areas of Dai Chupan district, Hotak told the news agency at an operations center in Qalat. Afghan soldiers swept through the area following the bombing and claimed to have seen 14 dead Taliban fighters, according to Hotak. There were no reports of casualties among government forces.
Bureau Report
For nearly a week now, the mountainous region, about 70 km north of Qalat, the provincial capital, has been the scene of intense battles between suspected Taliban rebels, Afghan soldiers and their US allies. Dozens of Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed and several others arrested so far, although it has been impossible to get independent confirmation on casualty figures.
Hospital officials in Qalat told the associated press today that the wounded were taken immediately to a US base at the airport in southern Kandahar.
No ground battles were reported today.
Four helicopter gunships and three US fighter jets targeted suspected Taliban hideouts in Chinaran, Ragh and Kabai areas of Dai Chupan district, Hotak told the news agency at an operations center in Qalat. Afghan soldiers swept through the area following the bombing and claimed to have seen 14 dead Taliban fighters, according to Hotak. There were no reports of casualties among government forces.
Bureau Report