The U.S. military has opened a new front in its air war in Afghanistan, announcing Tuesday a series of airstrikes in the northern part of the country.
“Over the past 96 hours, U.S. forces conducted air operations to strike Taliban training facilities in Badakhshan province, preventing the planning and rehearsal of terrorist acts near the border with China and Tajikistan by such organizations as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement and others,” U.S. Forces Afghanistan said in a press release Tuesday.
U.S. airpower in Afghanistan has ramped up alongside an increase in troops after President Trump announced a new strategy over the summer.
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