[Wiz]

The longest day of the global scale great offensive against Al Qaida around the World has began. This will be the D-Day against Al Qaida around the world as the strategic figure of Al Qaida, Zarqawi has bite the dust. Their last frontier in Iraq, which is Baghdad, and last frontier in Afghanistan, the southern regions of Afghan will be overrun by coalition force. The terrorists will only have three options: surrender, die now, or die soon. This global operation against Al Qaida will prove these terrorists have no guts to fight a battle, but run like cowards into the mountains while shouting to fight for the last drip of blood.

[Wiz]

Meanwhile, in Iraq, another operation has begun almost at the same time. The two operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will be another milestone for the offensive against Al Qaida. AP - Iraqi forces begin Baghdad operation & Clashes erupt amid Baghdad clampdown

[Wiz]

ping

[2banana]

Just north, the Hazara people — a rival tribe to the ethnic Pashtuns, from which the Taliban draws its fighters — will provide a "tribal backstop" for the coalition, he said.

Because those peaceful Taliban tried to wipe out the Hazara in genocide operations. Also, those Buddhist Statues are in Hazara tribal lands and WERE a huge money maker (but no more). Let is just say - they don't like the Taliban.

[Onelifetogive]

26 bad guys killed, 2 good guys killed. This is below average for effectiveness of our guys. The typical engagement is many bad guys killed versus several hangnails for the good guys.....

[gotribe]

Man, we are just pounding them! Great job troops!

[dead]

Keep it up, boys!

[MD_Willington_1976]

Game on for the home team (Canucks), you've got some scores to settle guys and gals... good luck!

[mark502inf]

The operation will involve about 2,300 U.S. conventional and special forces, 3,300 British troops, 2,200 Canadians, about 3,500 Afghan soldiers and coalition air support,

Biggest op since 2001, a large scale op in any war, over 500 enemy dead, NATO allies contributing with thousands of ground troops on the attack, and hardly any press coverage. I guess if it isn't a lieutenant from Fort Lewis refusing to deploy or else Lyndie England holding a leash, it just isn't news!

[mark502inf]

Some of the increased fighting can be attributed to many more troops now being in the south. "A year ago there was one infantry company in Helmand. Now there (are) 3,300 British," Freakley said. "The enemy was doing whatever they wanted. Now we're going into areas we haven't been in before

Exactly right. Most of the increase in fighting in the south is not because of increased Taliban activity, its because of increased activity by the good guys hunting down the Taliban!