US Military Launches Biggest-Ever Operation in Afghanistan

World | December 8, 2003, Monday // 00:00

The US military has announced its biggest ever ground operation against Islamic militants in Afghanistan. The military said it launched "Operation Avalanche" at the weekend across eastern and southern Afghanistan, where Taliban and allied Islamic militants have regained strength and carried out a series of attacks on foreign troops and aid workers. Overshadowing the offensive are the deaths of nine children killed by a US air strike on the southern Afghan village of Petaw on Saturday.

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