British soldiers from the First Battalion The Royal Welsh mobilise for Operation Moshtarak, a combined force of 15,000 troops launching major assaults on Taliban strongholds in Helmand Province, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan February 13, 2010. A U.S.-led NATO force began a long-planned assault on the Taliban stronghold of Marjah in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province on Saturday. REUTERS/SSgt Will Craig/The British Army/Handout (AFGHANISTAN – Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS Original Filename: 2010-02-13T013124Z_01_KAB604_RTRMDNP_3_AFGHANISTAN-OFFENSIVE.JPG