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Taliban warns US of spring onslaught
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| Last Edited | Penguin Mar 17, 2006 12:27am |
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| News Date | Friday, March 17, 2006 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The leader of the Taliban has promised an intense offensive against US-led forces in Afghanistan over the coming months.
In a statement read by Mohammad Hanif, a Taliban spokesman, over the telephone from an undisclosed location, Mullah Mohammad Omar said: "With the arrival of the warm weather, we will make the ground so hot for the invaders it will be unimaginable for them."
An insurgency that has killed more than 1500 people since the start of last year has already intensified in recent months.
Ten US soldiers have been killed in combat this year and US commanders have said they expect fighting to increase as the weather warms and snow on mountain passes melts.
The Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency reported Omar as saying many young Afghans were volunteering for missions. |
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