Two battles in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan have killed as many as 100 Taliban fighters, according to Afghan and international military officials.Once again, the much vaunted Taliban... illustrating, in blood-drenched iambic pentameter... the folly of "bringing the figurative knife to a gunfight."
It is believed to be one of the fiercest encounters in months in Afghanistan's main opium-producing province. Taliban fighters, armed with rockets and other heavy weapons, attacked the city of Lashkar Gar from three sides.
Military officials say the insurgents were repulsed by air strikes conducted by the NATO-led force in Afghanistan.
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