Taliban step up attacks in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Taliban militants overran a district in southern Afghanistan and were pushing for control of another critical area, prompting clashes with NATO and Afghan forces that have left more than 100 people dead over three days, officials said Tuesday.
Hundreds of Taliban fighters raided police posts near the strategic town of Chora in Uruzgan Province on Saturday, forcing NATO, backed by fighter jets, to respond.
Fighting was continuing Tuesday, and some officials reported that there had been dozens of civilian casualties.
The spike in violence has led to a mounting number of civilian casualties, which are sapping support for foreign troops and the government of President Hamid Karzai.
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