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Afghanistan: Kandahar Operation This Summer - U.S. Commander
March 8, 2010 1910 GMT
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said March 8 that an offensive to oust Taliban militants from their strongholds in Kandahar province will begin this summer, AFP reported, citing a statement McChrystal gave to reporters in Kabul. McChrystal said that troop levels will be increased significantly in Kandahar by early summer, but did not announce a specific timeline for the offensive. He also said troops would arrive in the region gradually.
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