Thu, Jul 2nd, 2009
WASHINGTON— The U.S. embarked on a large offensive in southern Afghanistan Thursday in which one Marine was killed, while in the east the military mobilized to recover a soldier apparently captured by the Taliban.
The offensive was led by 4,000 Marines who were sent to Afghanistan as part of the new U.S. troop surge. The move is seen as an early test of the Obama administration's efforts to restructure the foundering U.S.-led war effort.
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Earn our trust or go, Afghans tell GIs
Jul 2nd, 2009 - MSNBC
SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan - The mullah's message was blunt. We don't trust you and if you don't earn our trust, our first meeting will be our last. With that, he stood abruptly and walked out of his first "shura," or council meeting, with U.S...
Marines targeting Taliban in Afghan push
Jul 2nd, 2009 - CNN
KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- U.S. Marines on Friday continued to lead a major push against militants in southern Afghanistan in an attempt to rout the Taliban from their stronghold in Helmand province, Marine Capt...
Marines Push Deeper Into Taliban Areas in Afghanistan (Update2)
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Bloomberg
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. troops pushed deeper into amajor Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan in a bid toroot out insurgents and stabilize the region, after one Marinewas killed on the operation’s first day.
Marines push into Afghanistan
Jul 2nd, 2009 - Boston.com
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Columns of US Marines in eight-wheeled armored vehicles pushed deep into southern Afghanistan yesterday in an attempt to cut off Taliban...
Marines suffer casualties in Afghanistan campaign
Jul 2nd, 2009 - The Detroit News
Nawa, Afghanistan -- U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.
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