1.0link155192<![CDATA[Taliban's Latest Propaganda: Its Forces Killed 5,220 Foreign Troops]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/05/talibans-latest-propagand_n_155192.htmlKABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most startling claims yet.
The Taliban claims its forces last year killed 5,220 foreign troops, downed 31 aircraft, destroyed 2,818 NATO and Afghan vehicles and killed 7,552 Afghan soldiers and police.