Smoke rose after helicopters struck an insurgent position during a firefight in the Zhari District. Tyler Hicks/The New York TimesAmerican And Afghan Troops Begin Combat For Kandahar -- New York Times
ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — American and Afghan troops began active combat last week in an offensive to drive the Taliban out of their strongholds surrounding the city of Kandahar, military officials said Sunday.
In the last several days, soldiers shifted from guarding aid workers and sipping tea with village elders to actively hunting down Taliban fighters in marijuana fields and pomegranate orchards laced with booby traps.
Sixteen Americans have died in the push so far, including two killed by a roadside bomb on Sunday.
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