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PREVIEW: A US Soldier checks his gun ahead of the operation in Southern Afghanistan.

PREVIEW: A US Soldier checks his gun ahead of the operation in Southern Afghanistan.

NATO forces gear up for final assault on Taliban

Taliban militants are digging in ahead of a major NATO operation in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, in one of the biggest offensives in the eight-year-old war. US Marines are set to launch an operation within days to take Marjah, an area of lush farmland criss-crossed by canals in the centre of Helmand, Afghanistan's most violent province.

OF NOT MUCH USE: Railways use techniques like detonators to warn train drivers during fog.
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CRUEL TERRAIN: The French, who took over the Surobi district from the Italians in mid-2008, suffered the worst ambush till then.
BRAIN GAME: Anatoly Karpov won his first game after Gary Kasparov abandoned the game.
PEACE LOVER: The people of Afghanistan have to decide for themselves, says SM Krishna.
MASTERS OF THE BOARD: Ex-chess world champs Garry Kasparov (R) and Anatoly Karpov play a match.
IS IT WORTH IT? US President Barack Obama is trying to decide whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan.
CHECKMATE: Former chess world champions Karpov and Kasparov pose with chess figures at a news conference.
REMEMBERING: Gen Adrino points to the pictures of the fallen soldiers in a memorial room in Rome.
FREEDOM: Stephen Farrell, British reporter for the New York Times, and Afghan reporter Sultan interview and film wounded Afghan man.
TAKEN OUT: An Afghan securityman stands near a burnt fuel tanker and tractor in Kunduz.
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