יום שני, 28 בפברואר 2011

US repositions troops in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2010 file photo, Defense Secretary Robert Gates walks with Maj. Gen. John Campbell, left,, commanding general of the 101st Air Assault, in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The U.S. military will start carrying out more counterterrorism missions against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan and work more closely with Pakistani forces in operations against insurgents along the porous and rugged frontier, the U.S. general commanding the region said. Maj. Gen. Campbell, commander of NATO coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, said he has been repositioning some of his troops since last August to make them more effective in the region that borders Pakistan. The area has seen an upsurge in violence and is a main route for insurgents infiltrating into Afghanistan from safe havens in Pakistan's lawless tribal regions. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, Pool, File)AP - The U.S. military will start carrying out more counterterrorism missions against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan and work more closely with Pakistani forces in operations against insurgents along the porous and rugged frontier, the U.S. general commanding the region said.


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