Massive Taliban Attack To Overun The Capital City Of Helmand Province Is Stopped -- Many Killed: A News Roundup

A British Chinook helicopter flies over Camp Bastion in Helmand Province in mid August. Dozens of militants have been killed in air strikes launched against rebels who had massed outside Afghanistan's southern town of Lashkar Gah to launch a major attack, authorities have said. (AFP/File/Shah Marai)

More Than 100 Taliban Killed In Afghan Clashes
-- USA Today

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed some 60 insurgents, an Afghan official said Sunday. A second clash in the same region killed another 40 militants.

Taliban fighters used rockets and other heavy weapons to attack Afghan forces on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, said Daud Ahmadi, the spokesman for Helmand's governor.

Militants attacked the city from three sides starting just after midnight and were pushed back only after a battle that involved airstrikes, Ahmadi said. Rockets landed in different parts of the city but there were no civilian casualties, he said.

NATO said its aircraft bombed insurgents after they observed them gathering for a major attack, killing "multiple enemy forces," the military alliance said in a statement.

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More News On This Attack In Southern Afghanistan

Taliban fighters killed in attempted attack on Afghan city -- The Guardian
Afghan battles kill more than 100 militants -- CNN
Scores of rebels killed as attack on key Afghan town foiled -- AFP
Taleban killed in Afghan battles -- BBC
NATO and Afghan troops kill 65 Taliban in south -- Reuters
Over 100 insurgents killed in Afghan southern province - Update -- Earth Times