Taliban Ignite Spring Offensive With Coordinated Attacks
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Afghan and NATO forces killed 36 guerrillas to end a wave of attacks in Kabul and three eastern provinces launched by a Taliban faction based in Pakistan, Afghan officials said today.
Helicopter gunships from the U.S.-led international coalition force flew over the capital during the night and joined Afghan police and troops in the battle against the militants. The fighting ended with the killing of the last attacker near the Afghan parliament early today, more than 17 hours after guerrillas began their rifle and rocket assaults on government buildings and foreign embassies and bases.