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BBC Sunday, 3 December
'Dozens of Taleban' die in battle
Nato forces in southern Afghanistan say they have killed about 70 Taleban fighters following an ambush.
Troops fought a four-hour battle after a large-scale insurgent attack near the town of Musa Qala in Helmand Province, the alliance says.
A Danish patrol serving alongside British troops came under fire outside Musa Qala and called in air support, a Nato spokesman said.
Between 70 and 80 suspected Taleban died in the battle and no Nato troops were killed, he added.
There was no independent confirmation of the death toll...
Sunday, 10 December
Taleban death toll 'inaccurate'
The Nato force in Afghanistan has said claims it killed up to 80 Taleban fighters in a battle earlier this month were inaccurate.
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