U.S. launches major operation in Afghanistan

Tuesday, December 9, 2003

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The U.S. military launched its largest postwar offensive against Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents Monday, sending 2,000 soldiers into a lawless swath of Afghanistan to put down a wave of attacks.

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