
US Marines board their helicopters at Camp Dwyer. Operation Khanjar is

US commanders said they intended to move quickly and decisively with

US Marines wait to board their helicopter at Camp Dwyer in Helmand

Wave upon wave of helicopters landed US Marines in the early morning darkness at locations throughout the valley. Marine Corps Brigadier

US Marines make preparations as they wait for helicopter transport at

US Marines have been drafted into areas previously patrolled by the British.
The Marines hope that by appearing suddenly and in overwhelming numbers, they can capture some of the Taleban’s firmest strongholds with little resistance
In all, about 4,000 Marines surged forward and thousands more were
mobilised to assist them. President Obama has declared the Taleban insurgency in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan to be America’s main foreign threat
Afghan commandos distributing humanitarian assistance items to villagers
during a combined aid mission. The Taleban-led insurgency has intensified this year as Afghan and international troops launch operations to clear militants out of hotspots before the August 20 presidential and provincial council elections
Afghan commandos distributing aid items to villagers in Gardez district,
Paktia province. The biggest challenge is to convince a highly sceptical local population that Western forces will offer long-term security and improvements to their lives
Under President Obama the US force in Afghanistan is more than doubling
this year, from 32,000 at the start of 2009 to an anticipated 68,000 troops by the end of the year, many of them diverted from Iraq. Other Western countries have about 33,000 troops in Afghanistan
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In all, about 4,000 Marines surged forward and thousands more were

Afghan commandos distributing humanitarian assistance items to villagers

Afghan commandos distributing aid items to villagers in Gardez district,

Under President Obama the US force in Afghanistan is more than doubling

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