NATO, Afghan Troops Kill 92 Taliban
September 11, 2006
British soldiers on patrol in Helmand Province (file photo) (AFP)
NATO said the deaths came September 10 in air and artillery strikes as part of a major counterinsurgent operation in the area.
The death toll adds to the 94 insurgents that NATO said it had killed earlier in the weekend. The Taliban have disputed the death toll.
(AFP, AP)