Marjah

Several US and Afghan troops were wounded today during a special operations mission in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a US defence official said.

United States marines, accompanied by elements of the Afghan National Army (ANA) were involved in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in the key town of Marjah on Sunday.The soldiers - from Echo Company of the 2/9 Marine Brigade - were forced to take cover as they came under fire from at least three locations.They responded with a barrage of rocket...

The Taliban have begun waging a campaign of intimidation in Marjah that some local Afghan leaders worry has jeopardized the success of a US-led offensive there meant as an early test of a revised military approach in Afghanistan.

Helicopter-borne US Marines and Afghan troops swooped down on the Taliban-held town of Marjah before dawn on Saturday.

Several US and Afghan troops were wounded today during a special operations mission in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province, a US defence official said.

United States marines, accompanied by elements of the Afghan National Army (ANA) were involved in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in the key town of Marjah on Sunday.The soldiers - from Echo Company of the 2/9 Marine Brigade - were forced to take cover as they came under fire from at least three locations.They responded with a barrage of rocket...

The Taliban have begun waging a campaign of intimidation in Marjah that some local Afghan leaders worry has jeopardized the success of a US-led offensive there meant as an early test of a revised military approach in Afghanistan.

Helicopter-borne US Marines and Afghan troops swooped down on the Taliban-held town of Marjah before dawn on Saturday.