Afstan: Danes in deadly combat

I wonder if Graeme Smith of the Globe will report this (via MediaRight.ca).

Up to 80 Taliban fighters have been killed by Nato forces in a four-hour firefight in southern Afghanistan.

A tip-off from local police allowed up to 150 Danish troops to join Afghan forces in an ambush on the militants in Helmand province early yesterday morning.

There were no casualties among the Nato soldiers, who were backed by helicopter gunships and fighter jets, a spokesman said.

The fighting took place in a remote district outside the town of Musa Qala, said Major Luke Knittig, the spokesman for Nato's international security assistance force...

He said Nato forces were actively going out and attacking Taliban positions.

"What you're seeing is us doing what we said we would do through the winter months, seek out insurgents where they might otherwise seek safe haven," he said.

"Danish reconnaissance patrols aren't hanging out in the barracks waiting for springtime."..

By the way, here is the Globe's headline for Mr Smith's story today:

Afghans bomb, berate British troops
Crowds vent rage after Royal Marines strafe Kandahar while fleeing attack

Bloody Brits, eh? Note to Globe headline writers: "strafing" is done from aircraft, not by troops on the ground.