The U.S.-backed Afghan army will step up counter-Taliban offensives during the country's brutal winter.
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The clashes would involve heavy fighting during a period traditionally used by Afghan fighters for rest and resupply, a U.S. general said Sunday in Dubai.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Douglas Pritt, who oversees the U.S.-led effort to train the Afghan military, said Afghan forces have tripled the number of forward bases to more than 60. The forces plan to spend the winter harassing Taliban and gathering intelligence from combat outposts deep inside rebel strongholds. "They're much better equipped for winter operations than the Taliban. I'm hoping for a lot of snow this winter," Pritt said during a visit to The Associated Press bureau in Dubai.
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