August 22, 2006 -- British troops killed nine suspected insurgents in the southern part of the country, a spokesman for NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said today.
Major Toby Jackman said the troops targeted the militants with high-explosive ammunition in Naw Zad district of the southern Helmand Province on August 21. He said there were no British casualties in the clash.
(AP)
The Afghan Insurgency
The Afghan Insurgency
HOMEGROWN OR IMPORTED? As attacks against Afghan and international forces continue relentlessly, RFE/RL hosted a briefing to discuss the nature of the Afghan insurgency. The discussion featured Marvin Weinbaum, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and RFE/RL Afghanistan analyst Amin Tarzi.
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Listen to the entire briefing (about 83 minutes):