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U.S.-Afghan Forces Kill 40 Enemy Fighters in Sangin District

Posted by Cary Wesberry on Sunday, July 13, 2008 9:48:27 PM
KABUL, July 14 (AP) - (Kyodo)—At least 40 militants were killed in an ongoing operation by U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan, the coalition forces said Sunday. 

The fighting started Saturday after militants ambushed a join patrol of the Afghan and coalition forces in the Sangin district of volatile Helmand Province, the forces said in a statement.

"At least 40 militants have been killed in the last two days, while over 30 enemy boats and several hand bridges were also destroyed on the Helmand River," the statement said.

Helmand is the country's most violent and largest poppy growing province.

More than 2,000 people have reportedly been killed in violence since the beginning of the year.
 
Another job well done by U.S. and Afghan forces near the Helmand River.  While only 2,000 people have been killed in the last six months, a very low number for that period of time given how many years we've been at war, I question the ambiguity of the number itself.  The AP, as usual, provides to specifics in regards to those 2,000 people.  Is it 2,000 people over all, including soldiers and enemies?  Is it 2,000 civilians?  It it 2,000 people with Taliban and al-Qaeda thrown in for good measure?  Thanks to the so-called professional war correspondents at the AP I suppose we'll never know.
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