Kandhar: An Afghan official says 34 Taliban were killed in an operation by Afghan and foreign forces near a key southern Afghan city.
Daud Ahmadi says the Afghan forces battled the militants south of Lashkar Gah last evening. Ahmadi is the spokesman for Helmand's governor. Ahmadi says the authorities recovered a number of weapons, ammunition, motorbikes and other vehicles used by the Taliban.
Two policemen were wounded. Last week, Taliban fighters launched several barrages of rocket and mortar fire into Lashkar Gah, which is the capital of Helmand province.
