The militant group said it's fighters had carried out upwards of 70 co-ordinated strikes on US and NATO forces in the country. While casualties have not been fully confirmed the Afghan government has admitted to losing five soldiers in an ambush. US forces have also confirmed that one US soldier, from Orange County in Texas, has been killed in a gun battle while NATO claims that one of it's soldiers, believed to be a New Zealand national serving with the British Army, has died in a friendly fire incident. NATO has also confirmed that two of it's troops were killed in a suicide bomb attack on a base in the Gardez district.
In a statement the Taliban said that their forces had carried out operations in Qari Sada, Camp, Abdullah Qulf Karo Charahi, Pump Charahi, Seafin, Wardago Block, Achakzo block, Bargazo block, Haji Khandad block, Mato Khan Charahi, Karo Charahi, Sistani and the surrounding areas.
The Taliban has also claimed that it immobilised or destroyed at least 13 armoured vehicles in the Nawzad district, killing or injuring around 50 Afghan and US troops in battles which it said lasted nearly 2 days. There has been no confirmation from NATO or Afghan forces.
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