US Marines capture Afghan district in major anti-Taliban offensive
This item updates item 'Two US soldiers killed, 4 wounded in Afghanistan'
Nearly 4,000 US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands on Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of the new US war strategy. The Taliban's Haqqani network claims it has seized a US soldier.
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Added: Jul-4-2009 Occurred On: Jul-2-2009
By: dan_man_
In: Afghanistan, Middle East
Tags: heat stroke, killed, wounded, roadside bombs, Taliban, Afghanistan, Helmund, opium, France, 24, Afghan, presidential, election, usa, states, taliban, strategy, launch, major, offensive, attack, marines
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By: dan_man_
In: Afghanistan, Middle East
Tags: heat stroke, killed, wounded, roadside bombs, Taliban, Afghanistan, Helmund, opium, France, 24, Afghan, presidential, election, usa, states, taliban, strategy, launch, major, offensive, attack, marines
Marked as: approved
Views: 8688 | Comments: 39 | Votes: 0 | Favorites: 1 | Shared: 0 | Updates: 1 | Times used in channels: 1
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