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Allies launch mountain offensive in eastern Afghanistan
About 1,000 mostly British troops backed by U.S. airpower moved into eastern Paktia to engage a substantial enemy force in rugged terrain near Khost. No coalition casualties reported though some enemy fighters were killed. Australian units faced heavy fire but joined with U.S. air support.
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Bagram
Afghanistan
U.S
Roger Lane
Paktia
Lane
45 Commando Group
Bryan Hilferty
Khost
Australia
Mike Hannan
Hilferty
Hannan
Canberra
al-Qaida
Taliban