50 Taliban Rebels Killed in Afghanistan
U.S.-led coalition forces killed about 50 suspected Taliban militants in an airstrike on a rebel stronghold in southern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the force said Monday. Residents claimed dozens of civilians were killed. The attack late Sunday and early Monday was on the village of Azizi in Kandahar province, said a coalition spokesman, Maj. Scott Lundy. “It was against a known Taliban stronghold and we believe it resulted in about 50 Taliban killed,” he said. Full Story