NATO Plans 'Northern Afghanistan Offensive'

[tekisui]

Source: AFP

BERLIN — The NATO military alliance is planning a large-scale offensive in northern Afghanistan this year against Taliban insurgents, a senior German general was quoted as saying on Thursday.

"There will definitely be an operation up there in Kunduz (province)," General Bruno Kasdorf, chief of staff in the NATO-led International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, told the German ARD public radio.

He declined to give details but said that it would be on a "similar" scale to the offensive currently underway in the southern province of Helmand involving 15,000 US, NATO and Afghan troops.

"I don't want to say that it will be the same scale and size as what we are seeing now in Helmand. But definitely something similar," he said.

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[unhappycamper]

1. Have fun Bruno.

Between this and Kandahar I suspect we'll be getting our asses seriously kicked.

[tekisui]

2. McChrsytal is warning that it is going to get a lot worse.

It is going to be a long hard summer.

[Orsino]

3. What a great idea--a surge is sure to win this one for the Gipper! n/t

[branders seine]

4. their budget is "use it or lose it"