Another 76 Insurgents Killed In Afghan Fighting

The Associated Press reports that Afghan forces have found the bodies of another 76 Taliban fighters:

The new fatalities bring the death toll to 178 from fighting in the Miana Shien district of Kandahar province since Tuesday, ministry spokesman Zahir Marad said.

"Our forces have collected the bodies of 76 more rebels from the battlefield," he said. Marad said he had not received any reports from Afghan army commanders as to whether the fighting was still continuing.

Two Taliban commanders, Mullah Dadullah and Mullah Brader, are still believed to be surrounded in the mountainous region.