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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:07 am Post subject: US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/wl_afp/afghanistanunrestuskhanjar"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246528966852-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=RWhdTZZiV297qcMDOf_Yow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US Marines wait for helicopter transport as part of Operation Khanjar in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Thousands of US Marines have poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked a high-risk test for President Barack Obama's new war plan.(AFP/Manpreet Romana)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, launching the first major air and ground assault of President Barack Obama's challenging new war plan.</p><br clear="all"/>
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