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Kandahar campaign is 'cornerstone' of Afghan war: Mullen
Military operations against the Taliban in their heartland of southern Afghanistan are the "cornerstone" of the anti-insurgency war, the top US military commander said.
Updated on: Mar 31, 2010, 12:46:19 IST
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Military operations against the Taliban in their heartland of southern Afghanistan are the "cornerstone" of the anti-insurgency war, the top US military commander said on Wednesday.
"Kandahar is what we're looking into now. It is a cornerstone in reversing the momentum for the Taliban," Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in Kabul.
"The next operations are there," he added.
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