U.S. Army Sgt. David Miller and Spc. Michael Bell scan their sectors after receiving intelligence that insurgents were moving towards the team while they were inspecting a construction project in the Tagab District Center, Kapisa province, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 2010. Miller and Bell are assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe LawsU.S.-Led Forces Meet Little Resistance In Kandahar Operation -- McClatchy News
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — U.S.-led forces began a key operation Wednesday in the nine-year-old war in Afghanistan, meeting surprisingly little initial resistance in the district in the south of the country that gave birth to the Taliban.
The offensive to secure Zhari, just west of Kandahar city, is part of the last phase of attempting to stabilize the crucial province of Kandahar by the end of this year. The White House plans a December review of its Afghan policy and progress toward its plans to begin withdrawing U.S. troops next July.
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