A helicopter carrying US Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8 Marine Regiment of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade takes off as part of Operation Khanjar - Strike of the Sword - at Camp Dwyer in Helmand Province. Thousands of US Marines poured into Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands Thursday, quickly capturing a district in the first major assault of President Barack Obama's new war plan.  Photo:Manpreet Romana/AFP
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U.S. Marine killed as troops push deeper into Afghanistan

AFP - 1 hour, 59 minutes ago

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan (AFP) - US Marines have pushed deeper into Taliban strongholds after suffering the first fatality of their massive offensive against Afghanistan's hardline Islamist militia.

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