Details Emerge On U.S. Special Forces Operations In Afghanistan

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Bloomberg: U.S. Touts Afghanistan Special-Operations Raids in Rare Detail

* Taliban and Haqqani deaths cited as special operations expand
* Pentagon reveals 2,175 ground operations in biannual report

The Pentagon has disclosed the extent of raids by U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan for the first time in years, as the Trump administration boasts of a more aggressive effort against militant groups including the Taliban, the Haqqani network and Islamic State.

From June 1 through through Nov. 24, personnel from the U.S. Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan conducted 2,175 ground operations “in which they enabled or advised” Afghanistan’s own commando forces, according to the Pentagon’s biannual status report to Congress.

While the statistics may reflect President Donald Trump’s decision to give field commanders more leeway to initiate operations, comparisons are difficult because the military has rarely discussed the size, scope or nature of special operations. In late 2015, for example, the Defense Department said only that it established an “expeditionary targeting group” in Iraq to hunt Islamic State leaders.

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WNU Editor: 2,175 special forces ground operations from June 1 through through Nov. 24. About a dozen special operations a day .... give or take.