40 Taliban Killed In Battle In Eastern Afghanistan

Whoa! Now THIS is good news for a hump day, eh? Now, there's conflicting reports from the local Afghans and the Taliban as to how many Taliban were actually killed - I'm gonna put my money on the locals instead of the pathological liars in the Taliban. Here's the details from China View of what happened:

Clash between security forces and Taliban insurgents left more than three dozen rebels dead in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, provincial governor Mohammad Akram Khapalwak said Wednesday.
"The battle took place in Sarobi district when militants attacked government checkpoints on Tuesday and Afghan troops called in air support during which 40 enemies were killed," Khapalwak told Xinhua.
He also said that six Afghan soldiers sustained injuries in the fire fight.
Meantime, Salahudin Ayubi who claims to be Taliban commander in the area, told media form unknown location that only three Taliban fighters were killed in the gun battle while government troops received huge casualties.

What this battle shows is just another example of how quickly NATO air support can arrive on a battle scene or ambush site. I only wish there was a video of this!

Afghan battle leaves dozens of suspected Taliban dead

KABUL, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Clash between security forces and Taliban insurgents left more than three dozen rebels dead in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, provincial governor Mohammad Akram Khapalwak said Wednesday.
"The battle took place in Sarobi district when militants attacked government checkpoints on Tuesday and Afghan troops called in air support during which 40 enemies were killed," Khapalwak told Xinhua.
He also said that six Afghan soldiers sustained injuries in the fire fight.
Meantime, Salahudin Ayubi who claims to be Taliban commander in the area, told media form unknown location that only three Taliban fighters were killed in the gun battle while government troops received huge casualties.
No independent source was immediately available to verify the claim. Warring sides in Afghanistan often exaggerate the casualties inflicted on rivals.
Early in the day the U.S.-led Coalition forces said in a statement that over a dozen insurgents were killed in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Monday.