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Are. to do that, go to weather.com. developing now, huge offensive by british and u.s. troops in afghanistan this morning. thousands of marines involved in the push right through enemy lines. the coordinated effort of afghan forces is the latest attempt to break the talibans key hold on the region. lets bring in colonel jack jacobs. good morning to you. lets talk about the push here. its success. rate that towards the mission. >> its a 5 towards a goal of 10. they want to isolate this town cal...

Enemy lines. the coordinated effort with afghan forces is to latest attempt to break the talibans grip on a key area in the southern region. joining us now, tom aspell in london. >> good morning. there are 15,000 american, british, canadian and afghan troops taking part in the operation to drive the taliban out of majah. now resistance from the taliban is reported to be light although they have mine, roads and bridges on the outskirts of town. this is the first major combat operation since presi...

Involved in the push through enemy lines. it is the latest attempt to break the talibans grip on the center of the opium trade. lets bring in jake jacobs. lets get to, if you can calibrate the success at this point. is this a success for the troops on the ground because this is by no means over yet. >> its just starting. its for the purpose of securing this area down in kandahar province, where a lot of the opium is grown and fuels the taliban to take control over it. it is just at the very begi...

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