KABUL, June 27 (Xinhuanet) -- While the Afghan government put the death toll of suspected Taliban militias in the volatile Kandahar's Mian Nashin district over 170, the US army said Monday only 77 insurgents were killed in the five-day operation.

    "We have 77 enemies killed in action," James Yonts told journalists at a press conference here in the US army compound.

    Afghan Defense Ministry on Thursday put the number of guerrillas killed in the five-day bloody fighting wrapped up late last week at 178 and those captured 56.

    However, the spokesman noted that the Afghan National Army (ANA)and Afghan National Police (ANP) were leading the battle in Mian Nashin so they know the exact figure of the casualties.

    He also put the number of US military casualties at only six and saying six US soldiers were injured, three Afghan police wounded in action and another police was killed.

    The US army spokesman also disputed the figure of captured Taliban claimed by the government and said over a dozen suspected militants were detained during the operation.

    "Right now there are 13 enemies detained," the US army Colonel confirmed.

    In the meantime, the Taliban movement has termed the figure of their casualties claimed by the government as false and exaggerated.

    A Taliban's top commander, Mullah Dadullah, in talks with the press from unknown location confirmed the death of eight militants and give the number of Afghan and US casualties as over 30.

    Taliban's remnants whose regime was toppled by US army in late 2001 have vowed to continue Jihad or holy war till the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. Enditem