Forces 'close in like snake on Taliban stronghold'

Various Afghan forces were slowly closing in on the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar and US troops could ‘‘potentially’’ play a role, a US Marine officer said at a desert base in Afghanistan today.

Forces 'close in like snake on Taliban stronghold'

Various Afghan forces were slowly closing in on the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar and US troops could ‘‘potentially’’ play a role, a US Marine officer said at a desert base in Afghanistan today.

‘‘You have a lot of forces at play,’’ said Major James ‘‘Beau’’ Higgins, an intelligence officer with the US task force.

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