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July 2, 2009

US Forces Launch Major Afghan Offensive
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In Afghanistan, US forces have launched what’s being described as the
largest Marine offensive since the Vietnam War. Some 4,000 Marines and
hundreds of Afghan troops are targeting areas in the Helmand River
Valley to wrest it from Taliban control.



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