U.S. troops, Afghan police sweep through Taliban stronghold
From the LA Times
U.S. troops, Afghan police sweep through Taliban stronghold
Military and civilian teams search homes and offer reconstruction aid in a Kandahar district. The operation is a preview of a wider summer campaign.
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times
May 23, 2010
Reporting from Kandahar, Afghanistan
U.S. soldiers and Afghan police early Saturday swarmed a dense Taliban stronghold of mud-brick homes on the western shoulder of Kandahar, conducting searches and promising aid in a preview of a planned summer campaign to control the insurgent movement’s spiritual home.
Operation Kokaran was named for the neighborhood where the Taliban have assassinated government officials and built infiltration routes. The U.S. goal is to clear out insurgents, build up local governance and bring in reconstruction projects.
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