Reuters - WTF?

I was reading this article from Reuters (with no by-line by the way) about "100 insurgents killed in Afghan battle" when a paragraph in the article stopped me in my tracks:

No official from the Taliban, who lead the insurgency against Western troops and the Afghan government, could be immediately reached for comment.

WTF? Talk about being in bed with the enemy. Do Reuters reporters have Taliban officials on their speed dial?