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Britain: War against Taliban to last until 2002 summer
Thursday, October 11, 2001
(08:45)

LONDON -- Kyodo
The U.S.-led military campaign against Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden is expected to last until the summer of 2002 “at the very least,” Britain's Chief of the Defense Staff Adm. Michael Boyce said Thursday.

Boyce told reporters that he expects the level of military action taken by the coalition will slow down in the “near future” as the harsh winter sets in over Afghanistan.

“We must expect to go through the winter and into next summer at the very least. I certainly see the tempo fluctuating. I think it's certainly possible there will be a slow down in the near future while we take stock,” he said.
(Kyodo.com.JP News Source)
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