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Kandahar campaign is 'cornerstone' of Afghan war: Mullen

AFP | By, Kabul
Mar 31, 2010 12:46 PM IST

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.

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.

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"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.

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"The next operations are there," he added.

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