A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle drops 2,000-pound munitions on a cave in eastern Afghanistan, Nov. 26, 2009. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael B. KellerViolence Heats Up In Bitter Afghan Winter -- Washington Times
U.S. fortifies in mountains.
Military officials expect violence to increase in Afghanistan during the winter as the U.S. increases forces in the region, even though the harsh, cold weather usually leads to a lull in battles along the country's mountainous southern and eastern provinces.
On Thursday, a suicide bomber killed at least nine people in a marketplace in Kabul. On the same day, another bomb exploded at the provincial governor's compound, injuring the governor and several of his aides.
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My Comment: In the past, the onset of winter meant a lull in the fighting. That clearly is not the case anymore.