"They used rockets and small arms - there were no casualties," McCann said, without giving any further information. Afghan police on Tuesday detained six armed men in the south-eastern province of Helmand, interior ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal said. He was unable to verify if they were linked to the Taleban.
Remnants of the fundamentalist Taleban, whose regime was ousted by a US-led military campaign in late 2001, still attack foreign and government troops, mainly in the south and south-east along the Pakistan border. McCann said his troops on Tuesday unearthed two weapons caches containing dozens of martors and rockets in Helmand and neighbouring Paktia province.