US-coalition forces lead huge offensive in Afghanistan

More dead terrorists... Forbes - Fierce battles killed at least 30 people across Afghanistan on Wednesday as the U.S.-led coalition readied to launch its largest anti-Taliban offensive since the Islamic extremist government's 2001 ouster. Officials said some 26 militants were slain in eastern mountains Wednesday, while a rebel ambush killed a U.S. soldier and wounded two others Tuesday in the volatile south, where more than 11,000 troops have deployed as part of Operation Mountain Thrust. There are some conflicting reports on exactly how many died in these skirmishes. Some articles say as few as 14, others as many as 30. Of course many of the headlines led with the deaths of US-coalition forces, and add the dead terrorists in as an aside, so whatever...