KABUL - About 400 U.S. Marines began the attack helicopters yesterday in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, along with 100 soldiers avganistanskih, in order to strengthen security before the presidential elections, scheduled for 20 August.
Marines commander unit, which has 10,000 members Nikolson general Lari said that in Afghanistan, regularly carried out similar actions, and that their current task support Afghan security forces that are responsible for the security of elections, told the Reuters.
Talibanski rebels have announced that they will interfere with the elections 20th August attacks on the constituency and the voters. The UN have already warned that the intimidation and violence, especially in areas such as Helmanda, could seriously threaten the election campaign and to even be able to cease many people from voting.
Talibana attacks have become učestaliji before that. Only since the beginning of July killed more than 100 soldiers of coalition forces, and since the beginning of March up to now in Afghanistan has killed more soldiers from Western countries, primarily from the United States and Great Britain, but in the period 2001-2004. In preksinoćnom attack in Kunduz province killed the police chief and two police officers, while three policemen were wounded.
Kunduz is located in the north of Afghanistan, which has been much calmer than southern countries where talibanski rebels are very active. Now coalition forces in Afghanistan have more than 100,000 soldiers, of which 62,000 Americans. This is the first time that these forces have so many soldiers, thanks to reinforcements sent by the administration of American President Barak Obama.
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