Major Shootout in Helmand with UK Troops

The Times (UK) has a good article about a series of Taleban attacks on Helmand designed to function as a "Tet-style" attack:

British and Afghan forces repulsed an attempt by hundreds of Taleban fighters to attack the provincial capital of Helmand, Lashkar Gah, on Saturday night in the most audacious Taliban attack in the province since 2006.
Up to 100 Taleban fighters were killed in a series of airstrikes and firefights around the city outskirts in fighting that began in the early evening as Taleban fighters were concentrating to attack the city of three sides and continued into the early hours of Sunday morning.

It appears the Taleban are trying to slice off supporting nations from the ISAF/NATO coalition the same way the March 11 bombs stole Spain's election and resulted in a hasty retreat from Iraq.

By: Brant