Kandahar push depends on politics: Afghan official: "Afghanistan will not allow foreign troops to move against the Taliban in Kandahar unless they guarantee that civilians will be protected and governance pushed into target areas, an official said Sunday.
NATO and US troops have been waging operations against the Taliban in the southern province of Kandahar for the past few months, following a major offensive against rebels in Marjah, in neighbouring Helmand province.
Military officials have said operations in Kandahar and its capital of the same name will escalate as more troops arrive from 'shaping,' or preparatory activities, with the aim of eradicating the militant threat by August."
