CONFIRMED KILLS IN THE HUNDREDS'
The commander of the operation near Gardez said the U.S.-led offensive had cleared several enemy caves honeycombing the mountains.
"We've got confirmed kills in the hundreds," Maj. Gen. Frank Hagenbeck told a news conference at Bagram air base north of Kabul. "We truly have the momentum at this point."
He said U.S. intelligence had pointed to 150 to 200 enemy fighters in the hills of the Shah-e-Kot mountain range when the operation began on Friday. By Wednesday, however, he estimated that as many as 600 to 700 al-Qaida and some Taliban troops had filtered into the territory.
Part 1: Changing perspective
The new views from America
Hard choices on defense
Part 2: About face on Sudan
U.S. warms to 'rogue' regime
Part 3: Who defines terrorist?
For Syria, opportunity and peril
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