[Quqnoos] An estimated 500 to 1,000 insurgents who operate in Kandahar would be targeted during an offensive there, a report says
The long-planned operation in Kandahar, the Taliban birthplace, is expected to start this month and will focus on Kandahar city and the farmland around it, and could take from four to six months, the Daily Telegraph reported.
In Kandahar itself, NATO will use Afghan government forces to lead efforts to support the local police and legal system.
Although the British Maj Gen Nick Carter will command the Kandahar operation, most of the troops will be American and Canadian.
Meanwhile, the British forces stationed in Helmand province came under command of a US general as NATO's regional command in southern Afghanistan was split into two commands last month. |