Thousands flee ahead of Afghanistan offensive
![Thousands of NATO and Afghan troops led by newly-deployed US Marines are expected to carry out the operation in the Marjah area of Helmand province. [AFP]](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200907/r393585_1841590.jpg "Thousands of NATO and Afghan troops led by newly-deployed US Marines are expected to carry out the operation in the Marjah area of Helmand province. [AFP]")
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Thousands of NATO and Afghan troops led by newly-deployed US Marines are expected to carry out the operation in the Marjah area of Helmand province. [AFP]
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Around 2,000 people have fled their homes in a southern district of Afghanistan ahead of a military offensive intended to clear Taliban militants.
Thousands of NATO and Afghan troops led by newly-deployed US Marines are expected to carry out the operation in the Marjah area of Helmand province.
Military officials say it's the last bastion of Taliban control.
If the assault goes ahead, possibly within days, it will be the biggest against the insurgents since the war started in 2001.
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