Aggressive Tactics In Afghanistan

U.S. Army soldiers provide security during a village meeting near Combat Outpost Mizan in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company F, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment. Members of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team and U.S. soldiers talked with Afghan citizens in the area to assess their needs and discuss upcoming provincial elections. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathanael Callon

Special Forces Ratchet Up Fight Against Taliban -- Spiegel Online

Through nighttime attacks and drone strikes, special forces led by the United States have massively ratcheted up their hunt for Taliban. In the past three months alone, the highly secretive forces have eliminated 365 insurgent commanders.

The international troops in Afghanistan this year, under the command of the United States, have massively stepped up the hunt for top Taliban by special forces. The units, which operate secretly and are kept apart from the normal troops, have conducted hundreds of operations in recent months in an intensity not seen before in an effort to breakdown the Taliban's resistance, weaken its leadership ranks and to eliminate networks of bomb planters.

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My Comment: These tactics were very effective in the 'urban jungles' of Iraq. Will it also be effective in the geography and distances of Afghanistan .... coupled with the safe sanctuaries for the Taliban in Pakistan .... hmmmm .... I can only hope so.