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Use of HIMARs suspended after 12 civilians killed in Marja
Why did ISAF publicize the Marja op?
Coalition and Afghan forces killed 27 Taliban fighters during the Marja assault; 12 civilians were accidentally killed in a rocket attack. The Taliban killed two policemen and two ISAF soldiers. Security forces killed a Taliban fighter and detained a Taliban commander and another fighter in Kandahar. Five Taliban fighters surrendered their weapons in Herat.
Afghanistan war: Marjah battle as tough as Fallujah, say US troops
Operation Moshtarak: 'The message needs to be clear: we are staying until the job is done.'
Wahabbi Fanatics Reported on the Afghan Frontier Today, February 13, 1872
The military strategy in Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces will focus on three key areas in an attempt to drive back the Taliban and restore security, while building up Afghan security forces to hold the regions.First stage of operation Moshtarak declared a success
Under Obama, more targeted killings than captures in counterterrorism efforts
Marines secure key areas in Marja in major assault on Taliban
Preparing for the assault on Marja
Troops take positions in Taliban haven
The assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marja in Helmand is underway; five Taliban fighters and one British soldier have been killed. The Taliban killed three US soldiers in southern Afghanistan and killed an ISAF soldier and a civilian in a suicide attack in Kandahar. Security forces detained a Haqqani Network commander, a Taliban sub-commander, an IED expert, and an undisclosed number of fighters in Kandahar, Khost, and Nimroz.
Assault on Taliban stronghold of Marja begins
The much-anticipated operation against the Taliban in central Helmand province began as thousands of US, British, and Afghan troops moved into Marja.
Allies attempt to broker Afghan deal to help troop surge
US and Afghan forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in Farah province and detained a Taliban sub-commander in Logar and a fighter in Kandahar. Five US soldiers were wounded in a suicide attack at a military base in Paktia. An ISAF soldier was killed in an IED attack in southern Afghanistan. ISAF is investigating an incident in Paktia where four civilians were found dead in a compound during a raid that netted eight suspects.
McChrystal discusses Pak-Afghan border with Kayani
British soldier from the Coldstream Guards killed as envoys talk to Taleban
Evolving US strategy widens assault on terrorists
Five Americans wounded in suicide attack at US base in Afghanistan
