INCREASING OPERATIONS: U.S. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser, right, shakes …

Associated Press | published: September 4, 2008

INCREASING OPERATIONS: U.S. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey J. Schloesser, right, shakes hands with Afghan soldiers after arriving at a U.S. base in Nuristan province east of Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. forces in Afghanistan will increase offensive operations against militants this winter because insurgents are increasingly staying in the country to prepare for spring attacks, the top U.S. commander said.