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 WARREN ZINN/US ARMY/GETTY IMAGES U.S. Army soldiers from the 101st Airborne land in Eastern Afghanistan, March 5, 2002  CNN Video: Soldiers Describe the Fighting |
Operation Anaconda is designed to squeeze the life out of a Taliban and al-Qaeda stronghold dug deep into the Shah-i-Kot mountains of eastern Afghanistan. The operation has seen the heaviest and bloodiest fighting yet in the Afghan campaign; after the first week of battle, eight U.S. and three allied soldiers are dead, and an estimated 450 enemy personnel have been killed.  |
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| Posted on 10-March-2002, Last Updated 10-March-2002 | ||||
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