Kandahar, April 15, SPA -- Afghan security forces backed by coalition helicopters attacked a suspected Taliban hideout in southern Afghanistan, setting off an intense gunbattle that killed 41 rebels, a provincial governor said Saturday. Six Afghan police officers also died in Friday's fighting in Sangisar, a town 25 miles southwest of Kandahar, said Asadullah Khalid, the provincial governor was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.--SPA 13 18 Local Time 10 18 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/353770