US forces in Afghanistan can expect "tough fighting" with Islamist insurgents in coming months which will extend beyond this year, top US commander David Petraeus, seen here on June 11, said on Wednesday. (AFP/Michel Moutot)'Tough Fighting' Expected In Afghanistan: Petraeus -- Yahoo News/AFP
TAMPA, Florida (AFP) – US forces in Afghanistan can expect "tough fighting" with Islamist insurgents in coming months which will extend beyond this year, top US commander David Petraeus said on Wednesday.
As US troops in the war-torn country get on the offensive "to take back from the Taliban areas that they have been able to control, there will be tough fighting," Petraeus said at a meeting with French journalists including AFP at the US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
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