Assault on Taliban in Helmand
US led NATO troops launched an offensive today against the Taliban’s last big stronghold in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, a test of President Barack Obama’s troop surge strategy. Wave after wave of helicopters landed across central Helmand marking the start of the major offensive that aims to finally defeat the insurgency.…
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