British troops recently brokered a truce with rebels to allow local forces in Musa Qala to police the area.
The attack may fuel suspicions the Taleban use Musa Qala as a safe haven, a BBC correspondent in Kabul says.
Which is reason enough to doubt it. Then we're told this:
The attack happened outside the area of Musa Qala covered by the deal struck in October between British forces, Taleban fighters and local elders.
And after having given you the score of 70-0, the BBC ends the report with this:
Nato-led forces fighting in southern Afghanistan are facing the fiercest resistance from militants since the toppling of the Taleban regime five years ago.
In almost every engagement we kill 25,50, or 70 Taleban with few or no losses on our side. They may fight fiercely, but they're being wiped out.
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