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Major military operation starts in Afghanistan

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Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 7:38 pm | Updated: 2:30 am, Sat Oct 8, 2011.

KABUL  -- Thousands of U.S. Marines and hundreds of Afghan troops moved into Taliban-infested villages of southern Afghanistan with armor and helicopters Thursday in the first major operation under President Barack Obama's strategy to stabilize the country.

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