Afghan, NATO Forces Launch Anti-Taliban Air-and-Ground Push In Kandahar -- Voice of America
Afghan and NATO forces are staging a new push to drive Taliban militants out of their stronghold around the southern city of Kandahar.
Officials say Operation Dragon Strike is an air-and-ground phase of an anti-Taliban offensive that has involved weeks of fighting.
NATO spokesman Josef Blotz, a German brigadier general, says Afghan and coalition forces expect tough battles in the coming days. He says the goal of the operation is to destroy Taliban positions around Kandahar and force the militants to leave or to fight and be killed.
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