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Fierce fighting in Afghan valley
US and Afghan forces face tough resistance as they launch new raids against Taliban.
Last Modified: 29 Jul 2010 13:07 GMT

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.
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