Marines Say Make Steady Progress In Afghan Assault -- Yahoo News/Reuters
MARJAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S. Marines are making steady progress in one of the biggest NATO offensives in Afghanistan since the war began in 2001, but areas infested with roadside bombs are bogging them down, a spokesman said on Monday.
The assault is the first test of U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 more troops to seize insurgent-held areas ahead of a planned 2011 troop drawdown.
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Snipers harass US, Afghan troops moving in Marjah -- Yahoo News/AP
Taliban bastion 'almost' under control: Afghan army -- Yahoo News/AFP
Snipers harass U.S.; Afghan troops moving in on Marjah -- USA Today
Coalition forces facing 'scattered resistance' in Afghanistan -- CNN
In Afghanistan: Snipers And IEDs Aim To Slow Operation Against Taliban -- NPR
Coalition Forces Push on in Afghan Offensive -- Voice of America
U.S. and Afghan Troops Expand Control in Marjah -- Wall Street Journal
Perilous US advance into Marjah, Afghanistan -- BBC
UK role in Afghan Operation Moshtarak 'goes to plan' -- BBC
First phase of Afghan offensive went 'to plan' -- AFP
Anti-Taliban offensive goes to plan -- Press Association
Canadians take to skies for Afghan offensive -- National Post
Afghanistan war: Marjah battle as tough as Fallujah, say US troops -- Christian Science Monitor
Flag raising invites hail of bullets from Taliban -- Times Of India
Mines, Gunfire Slow Progress In Afghan Offensive -- Radio Free Europe
At Scene Of Battle In Afghanistan, IEDs 'Are Everywhere' -- NPR
Afghanistan: Officials say at least 27 insurgents killed in NATO operation -- Today Online
NATO says its rockets killed 12 Afghan civilians -- Reuters
Army chief Sir Jock Stirrup: Afghan blunder is 'very serious setback' -- Times Online
Armed Forces head Sir Jock Stirrup says Afghan civilian deaths a 'serious setback' -- The Telegraph
Afghan civilian deaths a serious setback, says defence chief -- The Guardian
Civilian deaths mar Afghanistan surge -- ABC News (Australia)
Civilian deaths overshadow Afghan offensive -- The Telegraph
Nato rockets kill 12 Afghan civilians -- The Guardian
Missile strike kills 12 civilians as Afghan offensive gets under way -- Times Online
The mistaken killing of 12 Afghan civilians prompts U.S. apology -- Miami Herald Tribune
Marjah Offensive Puts Afghan Civilians On The Front Line -- Radio Free Europe
Soldier killed in Afghanistan: officials -- AFP
British soldier dies in Afghanistan shooting -- BBC
Soldier killed by explosion in Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Afghan Attack Gives Marines a Taste of War -- New York Times
Roadside bombs taking bigger toll in Afghanistan -- USA Today
Afghanistan's government seeks more control over elections -- Washington Post
Taliban releases video of kidnapped French journalists -- Reuters
Commentaries And Analysis
Afghan assault targets Taliban drug trade -- Washington Times
Afghanistan offensive is key test of Obama's strategy -- Washington Post
Marjah offensive a test of Obama's broader Afghanistan strategy -- Christian Science Monitor
Ongoing operation on Taliban, a test for U.S. new Afghanistan strategy -- Xinhuanet
Afghanistan: Let this operation be the last -- Independent editorial
“R.I.P. Mr. Wilson, Father of the Taliban” -- Joshua Foust, Registan
The winner takes all in Afghanistan -- M K Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
Outside View: Vietnam 1963 and Afghanistan 2010 -- Lawrence Sellin, UPI
Afghanistan offensive: Why Barack Obama is boxed in -- Guardian Editorial
1 comment:
I'm just wondering if that V-22 was actually participating, I suspect the footage was taken from a "B-roll".
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