File photo dated Aug. 12, 2006 shows some Afghan soldiers attend military exercises on the outskirts of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Zahir Azimi said on Sunday that 89 Taliban insurgents were killed in Panjwai and Jalai districts in Operation MEDUSA, which was launched on Saturday by around 2,000 troops of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force ( ISAF) and Afghan forces.
File photo dated Aug. 12, 2006 shows an Afghan soldier during a military training on the outskirts of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.