News From Antiwar.com
Original and up-to-date news
Scores Killed as Afghan Fighting Spreads to Several Provinces Afghan Army claims progress in Ghazni, but locals say outposts have fallen
Another weekend in Afghanistan saw heavy fighting spreading to several provinces around both the north and south. Scores of fighters from both the military and Taliban were reported killed, and reports on who had the advantage were conflicting.
The Afghan Defense Ministry claimed 250 Taliban killed in 24 hours, which is unconfirmed and seems extremely high given the scale of the fighting. The Taliban hasn’t commented on specifically on death tolls so far.