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Operation Anaconda
Operation Anaconda began late Friday evening on March 1, in the mountainous Shahi Khot region south of the city
of Gardez in eastern Afghanistan. U.S. forces including the insertion of Special Operating Forces from several
other nations set up observation posts. The 10th Mountain Division and the 101st Airborne Division along with
Afghan forces had units inserted into the objective area covering some 60 to 70 square miles. Rough terrain,
an altitude of 8,000 to 12,000 feet, and a temperature in the evenings between 15 and 20 degrees °F, makes a very
tough operating environment for soldiers.
Operation Anaconda is a force of about 2,000 soldiers of which more than half are U.S. conventional forces,
Special Forces, and Special Operating Forces commanded by Major General Buster Hagenbeck of the 10th Mountain
Division, headquartered at Fort Drum, New York. The remaining troops are Afghan. The task force's mission is to
destroy all Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in and around the Shahi Khot region.
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