Afghan and U.S. soldiers raided a Taliban compound used by over 80 Taliban terrorists to launch attacks in the region and killed nine Taliban.

American helicopters pounded the site with rockets before ground forces moved in. Several AK-47 assault rifles, rockets, as well as tents, kettles and other camping equipment were scattered around the area, the governor said.

A U.S. military statement said nine suspected militants were killed. Khan said the rest of the rebels fled during Tuesday’s attack on the camp, which had been set up in several adjoining mountain caves.

Offensives in Afghanistan are on the rise as both the Coalition and Afghanistan are trying to find and eliminate as many terrorists as possible prior to the Afghan elections in September. Unfortunately due to the terrain and the many, many tunnels used by Taliban and Al Qaida terrorists, it is virtually impossible to block off all exit points. The good news, other than killing nine and disrupting one camp, is that the Coalition knows where one tunnel system is and most likely it has been caved in with explosives.