General: US forces to up Afghan winter offensives
13:11, september 4, 2008Author: The Associated Press
American troops in Afghanistan will step up offensive operations this winter because insurgents are increasingly staying in the country to prepare for spring attacks.
American troops in
Afghanistan
will step up offensive operations this winter because insurgents are increasingly staying in the country to prepare for spring attacks, a
U.S.
commander told The Associated Press.
Maj. Gen. Jeffery J. Schloesser said a 40 percent surge in violence in April and May was fueled in part by militants preparing stores of weapons during the winter, which generally is a slow period for fighting, particularly in snowy Afghan mountainous areas.
"If we don''t do anything over the winter the enemy will more and more try to seek safe haven in
Afghanistan
rather than going back to
Pakistan
," Schloesser said.
U.S.
and NATO officials say militants cross into
Afghanistan
from
Pakistan
, where they rest, train and resupply in tribal areas along the frontier where the Pakistani government has little sway.
Schloesser estimated 7,000 to 11,000 insurgents operate in the eastern part of
Afghanistan
that he oversees — a far higher estimate than given by previous
U.S.
commanders.
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