Fierce fighting in Afghan valley

US and Afghan forces face tough resistance as they launch new raids against Taliban.

US soldier in Arghandab

US and Afghan soldiers have launched a series of raids against the Taliban in the Arghandab Valley in southeastern Afghanistan.

With the American soldiers being ill-prepared for the kind of war the Taliban is fighting, attempts to defeat the enemy have not yet been successful.

Al Jazeera’s Clayton Swisher reports from southern Afghanistan.

Source: Al Jazeera