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U S forces launch major offensive in Korengal Valley
U S Marines and Afghan troops opened a two week operation in the Korengal Valley eastern Kunar near Kandagal to disrupt militants linked to the June 28 attacks that killed 19 U S troops. The push targets Ismail Ahmad Shah and his network tied to al Qaida. Dozens of fighters and civilians have died in the week, with elections looming amid rising violence.
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Kandagal
Afghanistan
U.S
John Mcshane
2Nd Battalion
3Rd Marine Regiment
Hawaii
Kabul
Ahmad Shah
Ismail
Kirimat Tanhah
Shah
al-Qaida
Pakistan
Tanhah
Associated Press
Jim Donnellan
Marine Battalion
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Taliban
Donnellan
Tomas Manita
Kunar