Six insurgents killed in Afghanistan as troops launch new operation

[maddezmom]

KABUL (AFP) - Afghan and coalition soldiers killed six insurgents in eastern Afghanistan as they launched a new 2,500-troop operation with predawn air and ground strikes, the US military said.

The insurgents were killed as part of Operation Mountain Lion in eastern Kunar province, where seven children were killed Tuesday in a rocket attack blamed on militants allied to the ousted Taliban regime.

"The operation began with predawn air and ground assaults today (Wednesday) in the Pech River Valley, an area notorious for terrorist activity," the US-led coalition said in a statement.

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[leftchick]

1. I saw the MSRNC report on this

they called it the biggest assault on Taliban (I thought they were gone?) since the 2002 invasion.

[maddezmom]

2. they must be in their last throes

:sarcasm:

And this name of the operation sounds familar? do they normally use the same name again?