Nato readies for assault on Taliban

Announcement of the joint operation, meant to target Taliban strongholds in Helmand province, comes as Nato defence ministers gather in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Al Jazeera correspondent in Kabul, David Chater, reports that the target of...

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