Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef in a phone contact with IRIB's Pashto radio said 20 US troops and puppet forces were killed in the clashes between the 2 sides that occurred last night in Chaharchino town, Uruzgan province.After the firefight US jets heavily pounded the area that left a number of civilians killed. Five Taliban were killed and three other wounded in the bombardment, the IRIB reported.
Meanwhile, Taliban on Sunday (Oct. 8) reported to have killed also four ISAF soldiers in Nooristan province. Taliban spokesman Dr Muhammad Hanif while talking to Afghan Islamic Press from an unidentified location said, Taliban fighters attacked an ISAF patrol in Kamdesh district of Nooristan province last night. The attacked lead to a brief clash between Taliban and foreign forces and left four ISAF soldiers killed. Our fighters yesterday also killed a PRT solider in Saokai district of Kunar province, he added.
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