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NATO troops launch new offensives in Afghanistan
US and British-led NATO forces have launched new offensives in the southern and western regions of Afghanistan in recent days, killing scores of people. The offensives are part of a military campaign begun in March to retake parts of the country not currently under control of occupation forces and the puppet government of Hamid Karzai.
n southern Afghanistan on Monday, 3,000 troops launched operations in the Sangin Valley, near the town of Gereshk. Those involved included 1,000 British soldiers and 1,000 troops from the Afghan National Army, along other forces from the US, the Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia and Canada.
The NATO forces are seeking to crush growing opposition to the foreign occupation, particularly pronounced in the south, among organizations said to be allied with the former Taliban regime. Gereshk, located in Helmand province, is a strategically important city, which lies along the road from Kandahar in the south to Herat in the west.
British Lieut. Col. Carver said that the offensive “is part of longer-term plan to restore the whole of Helmand to government control. You have to do it one piece at a time,” he said. The broader offensive in the south, dubbed “Operation Achilles,” began in March.
There are no reports yet on the number of people killed in the Monday’s operations. However, a US statement has said that at least 150 “Taliban and foreign fighters” have been killed in the Sangin district of Helmand province during the past three weeks.
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The NATO forces are seeking to crush growing opposition to the foreign occupation, particularly pronounced in the south, among organizations said to be allied with the former Taliban regime. Gereshk, located in Helmand province, is a strategically important city, which lies along the road from Kandahar in the south to Herat in the west.
British Lieut. Col. Carver said that the offensive “is part of longer-term plan to restore the whole of Helmand to government control. You have to do it one piece at a time,” he said. The broader offensive in the south, dubbed “Operation Achilles,” began in March.
There are no reports yet on the number of people killed in the Monday’s operations. However, a US statement has said that at least 150 “Taliban and foreign fighters” have been killed in the Sangin district of Helmand province during the past three weeks.
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British, Nato and Afghan forces have launched offensives in the west and south of the country, with reports that "scores" of Taliban rebels have been killed during heavy fighting.
The battles took place in Shindbad, 80 miles south of Herat, and the Sangin Valley in Helmand, with about 4,500 Western and Afghan troops involved. The US military claimed 145 Taliban fighters had been killed in the west during fighting that claimed one American life.
The figures, if accurate, would mean the worst loss for the Islamist forces this year. But there has been no confirmation of them from either independent observers or the Taliban.
The district police chief for Shindbad, General Gul Aqa, said the operation had been American controlled and involved air strikes. He added that a "large number of people" had been killed, but could not say how many of them were members of the Taliban.
As General Aqa spoke, a large crowd gathered around the police station and government offices in the town chanting "death to America". One man, Mohammed Shahi, insisted "the people they have killed are not Taliban. They are ordinary people. They include children."
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The battles took place in Shindbad, 80 miles south of Herat, and the Sangin Valley in Helmand, with about 4,500 Western and Afghan troops involved. The US military claimed 145 Taliban fighters had been killed in the west during fighting that claimed one American life.
The figures, if accurate, would mean the worst loss for the Islamist forces this year. But there has been no confirmation of them from either independent observers or the Taliban.
The district police chief for Shindbad, General Gul Aqa, said the operation had been American controlled and involved air strikes. He added that a "large number of people" had been killed, but could not say how many of them were members of the Taliban.
As General Aqa spoke, a large crowd gathered around the police station and government offices in the town chanting "death to America". One man, Mohammed Shahi, insisted "the people they have killed are not Taliban. They are ordinary people. They include children."
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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2499288.ece
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