PANJWAII, Afghanistan (CP) - Canadian troops and NATO allies broke the relative calm in this combat zone Friday as they drove well into a Taliban stronghold, drawing heavy gunfire and sporadic shelling onto alliance positions.
Canadian troops along with Afghan and U.S. reinforcements took turns moving through former insurgent outposts, triggering several firefights and rocket-propelled grenade attacks.
No coalition troops were injured in combat late Thursday and Friday, while a NATO spokesman said 20 to 30 Taliban were killed.
As the number of Taleban killed mounts with light casualties on our side and as NATO operations continue to expand, the BBC are finally forced to start reporting on Afghanistan more accurately.
"Afghan clashes 'kill 40 Taleban'"
Nato-led forces in Afghanistan say they have killed 40 more Taleban in an ongoing offensive in the south.
The latest clashes occurred in Kandahar province, bringing to about 300 the number of insurgents killed since the operation began a week ago, Nato says.
Notice the BBC fail to mention we received no casualties in this latest offensive operation.
Still, it's nice to see the BBC reporting more accurately.
The aim of the Medusa offensive - which began on 2 September - is to drive the insurgents from their strongholds in Kandahar province.
See, that wasn't so hard was it aunty?
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