Friday, November 19, 2010

NATO Steps up Assaults on the Taliban

"Coalition forces have increased the pace of military operations in Afghanistan to record levels, achieving battlefield successes against the Taliban as NATO prepares to discuss the future of the war at a summit this weekend in Portugal. Warplanes dropped a record 1,000 bombs and other munitions in October, up from 660 in October 2009, according to coalition statistics. The number of Special Forces-led raids against insurgent leaders has increased sixfold over last year."
Read more in "NATO ramps up attacks on Taliban in Afghanistan", USA Today, November 18, 2010.

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