80 Taliban fighters were killed by the U.S-led coalition forces during a six hour battle outside a Taliban controlled town in Southern Afghanistan.
The battle near Musa Qala in Helmand province- the world’s largest poppy growing region- is at least the fifth major fight in the area since September 1.The five battles have killed more than 250 Taliban fighters.
Four bombs were dropped on a trench line filled with fighters, resulting in “almost seven dozen Taliban fighters killed” the U.S led coalition said.
The latest fight began on Saturday when Taliban insurgents attacked a combined U.S coalition and Afghan patrol with rockets and gunfire, prompting the combined force to call in attack aircraft.