The US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan expect Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters to resort to terror attacks after their failure on the battlefield, a US military spokesman told reporters at the Bagram Air Base on Saturday. Colonel Rodney Davis said, âThe Taliban and Al-Qaeda have been reluctant to attack coalition forces en masse, opting not to confront troops engaged in a major US-led Afghan army combat operation underway in Afghanistan. They tend to not take us on head-on and this is when they typically resort to acts of terrorism.â
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âGiven the fact that we are experienced in this type of warfare, we would expect anti-coalition forces to probably try to commit acts of terrorism, because whenever they are unsuccessful on the battlefield they resort to criminal and terrorist acts so of course we are preparing ourselves for any eventuality,â he said. Some 1,000 Afghan soldiers backed by US and Italian troops are engaged in Operation Warrior Sweep against suspected Taliban remnants in Paktia. âThe coalition forces have cleared illegal checkpoints on the Gardez-Khost road, while Afghan troops have taken control of the approach road leading to Zermat town from local militia leaders,â Col Davis said. |