Afghan, NATO Operation Kills 30 Taliban
January 31, 2007
January 31, 2007 -- NATO war planes bombed a Taliban hideout in southern Afghanistan in an operation with Afghan forces that killed 30 rebel fighters.
Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers struck the hideout in the Kajaki area of Helmand province on January 30.
Helmand last year saw several fierce battles between soldiers and fighters loyal to the extremist Taliban movement that was ousted from government in late 2001.
(AFP, dpa, AP)