Kandahar Offensive Is Planned For June

TWO LEADERS - U.S. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, exchanges greetings with Army Gen. Stanley McCrystal, commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, in Kabul, March 29, 2010. Mullen is accompanying a USO tour in the region with James Gandolfini and Tony Sirico from HBO's "The Sopranos," New Orleans Saint Jon Stinchcomb and actress Rose McGowen. DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley

Kandahar Offensive to Begin in June, Senior Officials Say -- FOXNews.com

The new strategy focuses on clearing Taliban strongholds while protecting the local populations and establishing Afghan control.

WASHINGTON -- NATO forces will launch a major offensive in the Afghanistan city of Kandahar in June, sources told Fox News, part of a new war strategy that began earlier this year with the offensive in Marjah.

The new strategy focuses on clearing Taliban strongholds while protecting the local populations and establishing Afghan control.

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More News On The Offensive Planned for Kandahar

Kandahar offensive to begin in June -- AP
U.S. aims to push Taliban from Kandahar by August -- Reuters
Chairman Calls Kandahar Operations ‘Critical’ -- US Department of Defense
Kandahar Ops Reflect Complexity, Subtlety -- US Department of Defense
Kandahar Offensive to Focus on Good Governance -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: This policy of notifying the enemy of your intentions is going to backfire one day .... but for now the US military has been on a roll.