An article in the New York Times...

 ...this morning, "American and Afghan Troops Begin Combat for Kandahar," says:

American and Afghan troops began active combat last week in an offensive to drive the Taliban out of their strongholds surrounding the city of Kandahar, military officials said Sunday.
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“We expect hard fighting,” he said of the offensive, whose objective is to clear the Taliban from three districts to the west and south of the city.
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Sixteen Americans have died in the push so far, including two killed by a roadside bomb on Sunday.

Couldn't that have been written in 2002?