Afghanistan: February 10, 2004

Archives

The coalition forces in Afghanistan believe that there are fewer than a thousand armed Taliban and al Qaeda fighting against American, NATO and Afghan government forces. Apparently, intelligence gathering is improving, as more raids are catching more Taliban and al Qaeda members. Years of efforts by American Special Forces troops are paying off as more tribes are willing to provide information, and other cooperation, in the battle against the al Qaeda foreigners and remaining Taliban followers.

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close