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Poles attack in first major offensive in Afghanistan
Polish forces recently carried out their first major offensive in Afghanistan, captured 29 Taliban fighters, the daily Wyborcza reported Friday. Some 800 Poles supported by the Afghan army took part in the nearly week-long operation "Eagle's feather," in what was the biggest Polish offensive since they joined the NATO-led campaign.The operation seized weapons including machine guns and explosives, and destroyed antennas in southeast Afghanistan used by Taliban to communicate with Pakistani supporters, the daily said. Three Polish soldiers were injured and four combat vehicles were damaged in a mine explosion during the fighting. Poland's mission of 1,600 was recently boosted after the president in April approved an additional 400 soldiers to the war-torn nation. The country said it would keep the NATO mission a priority despite budget cuts that has ended Polish missions in Chad, Lebanon and the Golan Heights. Posted by: ed 2009-06-20 |
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