A U.S. Special Forces soldier provides security overwatch in the early morning hours during an Afghan-led clearing operation in the Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2011. He is assigned to Special Operations Task Force South. The operation led to the recovery of 200 pounds of homemade explosives. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Daniel P. ShookWith Spring Comes Fighting Season In Afghanistan -- NPR
Spring is coming to Afghanistan — and with it, the start of the yearly fighting season between insurgents, the government and the NATO-led coalition.
Afghan officials say the fighting season will be a test of the gains made last year, especially around Kandahar, after President Obama ordered a surge of 30,000 additional troops into the country.
The southern city was the birthplace of the Taliban movement and a stronghold for the insurgents.
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