Afghan police have killed at least nine Taliban militants during an overnight fighting in Dihrawud district of Uruzgan province in southern Afghanistan, said a local police official on Monday.
Juma Gul Himat, the provincial police chief, told Xinhua that an operation for clearing the Taliban outfits in Dihrawud district was launched by Afghan police one week ago.
"A fresh clash between police and Taliban insurgents occurred on Saturday evening, leaving over nine militants dead," Himat said."Eight bodies of the insurgents were found in the battlefield along with their weapons."
"One local Taliban commander was also in the death toll, but there were no casualties in Afghan police," he said.
Meanwhile, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, the purported Taliban spokesman, confirmed that Taliban has ambushed the police in Dihrawud district on Saturday night but rebuffing any loss in Taliban side.
The year of 2007 was the deadliest one since the collapse of Taliban regime in late 2001 as more than 6,000 had been killed. However, observers predict more Taliban violence mostly in the shape of roadside and suicide bombings in 2008.
Source:Xinhua
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