The Taliban announced on Saturday, April 30, the beginning of their spring offensive on May 1. They promised in a statement to attack both the foreign contingents, the Afghan security forces and representatives of power in the country. They also invite civilians to avoid public gatherings, military bases and convoys, as well as administrative centers.
The Taliban also announced an operation called "Badar" [the name of one of the great victories of the Prophet Muhammad] against foreign forces, members of the executive and legislative leaders and foreign companies and cooperating with Afghan forces of NATO. The insurgents also announce "considered part of the ranks of the enemy" members of the High Council for Peace, a structure set up by the Afghan government to try to convince the insurgents to sit at the negotiating table.
The staffs are prepared each year to a resumption of fighting with the arrival of spring. The traditional winter break has not occurred this year. U.S. forces, who last year received 30 000 men as reinforcements, continued their operations, particularly in the South, the birthplace of the fundamentalist movement.
The year 2010 was the deadliest for both the military and civilians since the fall of the Taliban regime in late 2001. In its biannual report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense says that the many attacks against the hideouts of the militia and the mild weather this winter have contributed to increased losses. 
The Taliban also announced an operation called "Badar" [the name of one of the great victories of the Prophet Muhammad] against foreign forces, members of the executive and legislative leaders and foreign companies and cooperating with Afghan forces of NATO. The insurgents also announce "considered part of the ranks of the enemy" members of the High Council for Peace, a structure set up by the Afghan government to try to convince the insurgents to sit at the negotiating table.
The staffs are prepared each year to a resumption of fighting with the arrival of spring. The traditional winter break has not occurred this year. U.S. forces, who last year received 30 000 men as reinforcements, continued their operations, particularly in the South, the birthplace of the fundamentalist movement.
The year 2010 was the deadliest for both the military and civilians since the fall of the Taliban regime in late 2001. In its biannual report released Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense says that the many attacks against the hideouts of the militia and the mild weather this winter have contributed to increased losses.
No comments:
Post a Comment