Allen: Summer Combat To Be Heavy In Afghan East -- Deutsche Presse-Agentur/Military.com
KABUL -- The commander of NATO-led foreign forces and U.S. troops in Afghanistan said the war-torn country would see significant fighting in the east this summer.
"As I look to reduce the numbers of U.S. forces ... I will use significant combat power in the east, anticipating we are going to have some good bit of fighting in the east this year," U.S. General John Allen said Wednesday in an interview in Kabul with German media.
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