Coalition forces fight Taliban

Afghan and coalition troops battled the Taliban as the largest offensive since the Taliban's fall prepares to launch on Thursday.

Operation Mountain Thrust will attempt to curb a resurgence in Taliban resistance, the first major escalation since the group was toppled in 2001.


A British soldier in southern Afghanistan on June 12, 2006. Reuters photo from Yahoo News.

Taliban attacks have been concentrated in the southern part of the country and consist of hit and run strikes in widely-alternating locations.

Many of the techniques used by the insurgents are similar to those employed by rebels fighting against the government in Iraq.