KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept 10, SPA -- NATO and Afghan forces killed 94 Taliban fighters in airstrikes and ground attacks in southern Afghanistan, the military alliance said Sunday. The 94 fighters were killed in Kandahar province'sPanjwayi and neighboring Zhari districts late Saturday andearly Sunday, and were separate to more than 40 Taliban who died in fighting in the same areas earlier Saturday, NATO spokesman Maj. Scott Lundy said. The killings were part of a NATO-led Operation calledOperation Medusa, which began Sept. 2 and has killed atleast 420 insurgents, according to the alliance. PurportedTaliban spokesmen have disputed the high death counts, the Associated Press reported. NATO said in a statement the insurgent casualties wereinflicted by warplanes in four separate engagements.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/388328