THE U.S. MILITARY REJECTED THE IDEA TUESDAY THAT THE "BODY COUNT" FROM...

World | March 19, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

The U.S. military rejected the idea Tuesday that the "body count" from the biggest battle of the Afghan War was inflated or that large numbers of Taliban and al Qaeda forces had escaped. Although "Operation Anaconda" is now officially over and has been declared an "unqualified and absolute success" for killing hundreds of rebels, some Afghan commanders have suggested many of the 1,000 rebels had escaped over the rugged mountains.

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