TAGAB VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) — Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan. About 700 French troops, joined by 100 Afghan soldiers, moved into the Tagab valley.
French, Afghan troops push into hostile Afghan valley Sunday
November 15, 2009
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