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Coalition Drives Taliban From Southern Afghan Stronghold After years of entrenchment, it seems the U.S. is finally dislodging the Taliban from its Afghan strongholds in the south's Kandahar Province, reports The New York Times. The area served as Taliban headquarters for most of the war, but a buildup of 12,000 American and NATO troops this summer, combined with advanced weaponry, has finally driven insurgents from their hideouts. The military push was accompanied by efforts on the civilian front, which seem to have helped secure gains in the region. NATO commanders are cautious to trumpet the success, aware that other regions of Afghanistan thought to be cleared of Taliban fighters have fallen back into insurgent hands. "Afghans will tell you, if you have a peaceful Kandahar, you will have a peaceful Afghanistan," said General Nick Carter, who has overseen the mission as commander of NATO forces in southern Afghanistan. "I think only time will tell." Read original story in The New York Times | Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
