Meanings of major offensives in English

Casualties have soared since U.S. and British forces launched major offensives in the south mid-year.

U.S. and British troops have launched major offensives against the Taliban in the southern province of Helmand.

While the military have launched major offensives against Taliban fighters they have not taken similar action against Sunni sectarian groups.

Although San Michele had seen no major offensives since the Fourth Battle, the Italian XI Corps had not been idle.

There have not been any major offensives yet, suggesting neither side wants to be blamed for spoiling the ongoing talks.

With Obama identifying Afghanistan as his main military priority, the Helmand operations are the first major offensives under his new strategy.

Pakistani forces launched two major offensives against homegrown Taliban militants last year in Swat valley and South Waziristan on the Afghan border.

But analysts say they are facing an uphill battle against a sect that has already seen off major offensives by Nigeria's military.

Violence has flared across Afghanistan since thousands of U.S. Marines and British troops launched major offensives in the southern Taliban stronghold of Helmand.

This month alone as British and U.S. forces launched major offensives, 22 Britons were killed, bringing the toll to 191 since the war began.