US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said, “I am not satisfied that an alliance, whose members have over 2 million soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen, cannot find the modest additional resources that have been committed for Afghanistan.” Thirteen Taliban and 5 police were killed in fighting throughout Afghanistan. ISAF forces have launched an operation to dislodge the Taliban from Tarin Kowt in Uruzgan province. An Australian SAS commando was killed during fighting in Uruzgan.
