US Marines launch key operation in south Afghanistan
By : Peter Graff
Date posted :2009-07-03 04:29:00
SORKHDOZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. Marines stormed deep into Taliban territory in an Afghan valley on Thursday, marking the start of a major new effort by the Obama administration to regain the initiative in the war.
The Marines met little resistance on day one of Operation Khanjar, or Strike of the Sword, to seize almost all the lower Helmand River valley, heartland of the Taliban insurgency and the world's biggest opium poppy producing region.
One U.S. Marine was killed and several others were wounded during the day, the Marines said in a statement, adding that they had not received any confirmed reports of civilian casualties or damage to property.
The Taliban vowed that thousands of militants would fight back against the offensive by U.S. forces backed by Afghan and British troops.
The Marines said they anticipated violence would rise in the days ahead.
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