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Nato kills 94 'Taleban fighters' Nato kills 94 'Taleban fighters'
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Nato and Afghan forces have killed 94 Taleban fighters in intense overnight clashes in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance says.Nato and Afghan forces have killed 94 Taleban fighters in intense overnight clashes in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance says.
Ground troops, backed up by air support, fought four battles in two areas of Kandahar province, Nato said. Ground troops, backed up by air support, fought four battles in Kandahar province, Nato said.
The fighting was part of a Nato-led operation called Medusa, which the alliance says has killed 420 insurgents since it began over a week ago. It is part of Operation Medusa, which Nato says has killed 420 insurgents since it began more than a week ago.
Taleban spokesmen have disputed the death toll. In a separate incident in the east of the country, a provincial governor was killed in a suicide bomb attack.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident in eastern Afghanistan, the governor of Paktia province has been killed by a suicide bomber. Paktia Governor, Hakim Taniwal, was in a car leaving his office in the provincial capital Gardez when he was targeted by the bomber with explosives attached to his body.
The attacker detonated a bomb attached to his body, killing both Governor Hakim Taniwal and his driver, local police chief Abdul Hanan Raufi said. A bodyguard and driver were also killed in the attack, for which the Taleban has claimed responsibility.
Governor Taniwal is the highest-ranking Afghan official to be killed since the Taleban insurgency began.
Air strikes
The latest fighting in southern Afghanistan took place in the Taleban stronghold of Panjwayi and neighbouring Zhari district, not far from Kandahar city.The latest fighting in southern Afghanistan took place in the Taleban stronghold of Panjwayi and neighbouring Zhari district, not far from Kandahar city.
Nato said insurgents suffered further casualties when a counterattack was intercepted.
It comes a day after Nato carried out air strikes and artillery barrages in the same area, which, according to the alliance, killed 40 Taleban.It comes a day after Nato carried out air strikes and artillery barrages in the same area, which, according to the alliance, killed 40 Taleban.
Operation Medusa began on 2 September and aims to drive the insurgents from their strongholds in Kandahar. Operation Medusa, led by Canadian forces, began on 2 September and aims to drive the insurgents from their strongholds in Kandahar.
It is the biggest operation in the area since the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) took over southern Afghanistan from a US-led coalition at the end of July.It is the biggest operation in the area since the Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) took over southern Afghanistan from a US-led coalition at the end of July.
Taleban spokesmen have disputed Nato's claim that the operation has so far killed 420 insurgents.