About 2,000 troops from the U.S.-led military coalition were engaged in "close-in" combat Monday with small pockets of al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the rugged terrain of northeastern Afghanistan ...

W A S H I N G T O N, March 18 -- Operation Anaconda, the biggest U.S. military ground offensive in Afghanistan, is over, a U.S. military official said today. "Operation Anaconda is complete," Air ...

Compton said 41 missions were flown and 43 bombs were dropped late Friday and Saturday as part of Operation Anaconda, the name given to the offensive in eastern Afghanistan. Support for al Qaeda ...

2002-03-23 04:00:00 PDT Washington-- The fog of war has descended over the U.S. military's Operation Anaconda, the recently concluded effort to kill hundreds of al Qaeda and Taliban soldiers in ...

A proud Army mom, --Linda Russo Please compliment Mr. Stone Phillips for his absolutely excellent report on the mission to rescue our Rangers and Special Forces folks during Operation Anaconda in ...

“They blame the Americans for all their troubles.” Nearly a month has passed since American-led Operation Anaconda ended here in the silver-capped mountains of southeastern Afghanista ...

Bush made his comments as U.S. forces and their allies wrapped up Operation Anaconda, in the Shah-e-Kot valley in eastern Afghanistan. The 11-day operation, which was characterized by fierce ...

“They blame the Americans for all their troubles.” Nearly a month has passed since American-led Operation Anaconda ended here in the silver-capped mountains of eastern Afghanistan. Now the ...

In March 2002, during a battle called Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan, a Navy Seal named Neil Roberts fell from a helicopter as it attempted to land on a mountaintop controlled by al Qaeda ...

have now scattered after feeling the full force of U.S. military might during Operation Anaconda. They remain no less dangerous, however. “Like guerrilla warfare, they operate independently with ...

The biggest U.S.-led ground offensive of the war, dubbed Operation Anaconda, was declared finished Monday. “While this particular operation’s over, we’re still actively pursuing al-Qaida and ...