Large-Scale Anti-Taleban Offensive Under Way in Afghanistan
    The U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan says a large-scale offensive is under way against Taleban insurgents in the south of the country, involving 11-thousand troops. The offensive is the biggest of its kind since coalition forces ousted the Taleban in 2001. Coalition officials say the operation involves more than two-thousand U.S. troops and soldiers from Britain, Canada and Afghanistan. They say the goal is to attack Taleban safe havens in four southern provinces and disrupt the insurgents' leadership.
    U.S. officials say the pace and scale of coalition attacks is expected to rise sharply in the next days.
    美國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的駐阿富汗聯(lián)軍部隊(duì)說(shuō)，一場(chǎng)針對(duì)塔利班反叛分子發(fā)動(dòng)的攻勢(shì)正在阿富汗南部進(jìn)行，參加行動(dòng)的軍隊(duì)人數(shù)達(dá)1萬(wàn)1千人。這次行動(dòng)是聯(lián)軍部隊(duì)自2001年*塔利班政權(quán)以來(lái)發(fā)動(dòng)的攻勢(shì)。聯(lián)軍官員說(shuō)，美國(guó)的2000多名軍人以及其它來(lái)自英國(guó)、加拿大及阿富汗的軍隊(duì)參加了行動(dòng)。聯(lián)軍部隊(duì)說(shuō)，這次行動(dòng)的目的是對(duì)南部四省的塔利班分子藏身地進(jìn)行襲擊，并重創(chuàng)反叛分子的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層。
    美國(guó)官員說(shuō)，未來(lái)幾天，隨著部隊(duì)行動(dòng)的展開(kāi)，聯(lián)軍的襲擊步伐和規(guī)模將會(huì)大幅度加強(qiáng)。