] About 1,000 U.S. troops launched a raid on villages in
] southeastern Afghanistan (news - web sites) Thursday,
] hunting for members of the al-Qaida terrorist network in
] the biggest U.S. operation in just over a year, military
] officials said.
]
] Helicopters ferried troops from the Army's 82nd Airborne
] Division to the remote, mountainous area as the hunt for
] Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and his terror network
] intensified, according to U.S. military officials in
] Washington.
]
] Military officials in Afghanistan confirmed the operation
] was underway, but would provide no details.

There is action on the Afghan front right now also..