Major Afghan offensive kills 200 militants
Warplanes dropped bombs on suspected Taliban fighters hiding in orchards in a major Afghan-Nato offensive that the alliance said killed more than 200 militants in southern Afghanistan. Four Canadian soldiers were killed.
Booming explosions echoed above the grape and pomegranate fields in Panjwayi district, about 20 kilometres from Kandahar city, and kicked up clouds of dust, as high-flying planes pounded militants believed hiding amid the greenery and dried-mud houses.
