NATO Offensive Kills More Than 1000 Taliban Fighters

Washington Post Wednesday, September 20, 2006 article NATO Offensive Kills More Than 1,000 Taliban Fighters by William Branigin. It includes:

§ “NATO forces inflicted a "tactical defeat" on the resurgent Taliban movement in southern Afghanistan in an offensive that ended last weekend”
§ “around 1,000 Taliban fighters -- and possibly as many as 1,500 -- were killed in "Operation Medusa," a NATO offensive launched earlier this month against the radical Islamic militia west of Kandahar.”
§ “NATO, which sent 6,000 troops to set up a permanent presence in the region, was initially surprised by the level of violence in southern Afghanistan and by the Taliban's "change of tactics," the NATO commander said.”
§ “NATO currently has a little more than 20,000 troops in Afghanistan, and Jones is seeking up to 2,500 more to serve as a "tactical theater reserve battalion." He said Romania and Poland have agreed to provide fresh combat troops”