Afghanistan battle kills 41 Taliban: governor - Reuters

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan forces and coalition helicopter gunships attacked a suspected Taliban hideout in southern Afghanistan, triggering a fierce battle that killed 41 militants, a provincial governor said on Saturday.

Six Afghan policemen were also killed, but there were no casualties among the U.S.-led forces in Friday's battle in the Zare Dasht district of Kandahar province, Kandahar Governor Assadullah Khalid told a news conference in Kandahar city.

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