U.S.-Led Forces Cite Progress in Southeast
U.S.-led coalition forces claimed success in an operation aimed at rooting out Taliban and Al Qaeda insurgents in southeastern Afghanistan, saying they had captured tons of explosives and unearthed secret caves.
Col. Rodney Davis said Operation Warrior Sweep, which began July 20, was completed last week. It included counterinsurgency actions along a highway between the southeastern towns of Khowst and Gardez.
U.S., Italian, Romanian and Afghan soldiers discovered several secret caves and caches containing more than 20,000 pieces of ordnance, Davis said.
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