Afghanistan

French, US, and Afghan forces launched an offensive in the the Uzbeen Valley. ISAF is assessing claims that an airstrike killed three civilians in Kandahar. Afghan and Coalition forces detained several Taliban and Haqqani Network leaders and fighters during raids in Wardak, Khost, and Kandahar. Spain will send 511 additional troops to Afghanistan.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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