0 U.S. to deploy tanks in Afghan war: report

 U.S. to deploy tanks in Afghan war: report

U.S. soldiers ride on an M1 Abrams tank as it rolls into U.S. army Forward Operating base Loyalty after a mission in Baghdad April 15, 2008.

Credit: Reuters/Erik de Castro

 
WASHINGTON | Fri Nov 19, 2010 7:25am GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is sending battle tanks to Afghanistan for the first time in the nine-year-old war against the Taliban, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Citing unnamed U.S. officers and defense officials, the paper said General David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, approved the deployment last month.
"The deployment of a company of M1 Abrams tanks, which will be fielded by the Marines in the country's southwest, will allow ground forces to target insurgents from a greater distance -- and with more of a lethal punch -- than is possible from any other U.S. military vehicle," the Post said.
The initial deployment calls for 16 tanks to be used in parts of Helmand province, where fighting rages between Marines and Taliban guerrillas, the paper said.
It said Canadian and Danish troops have used a small number of tanks in southern Afghanistan.
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This is whats known as pulling out.....