Troops push into Afghan valley
Goals: Lessen attacks, build bypass road
Posted: November 16, 2009 at 5:27 a.m.
French Foreign Legion soldiers run for positions during a rocket-propelled grenade attack by insurgents during “Operation Avalon” in the Tagab Valley, Afghanistan, on Sunday.
Hundreds of French and Afghan troops 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.
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