NATO hails Afghan offensive as success (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060918/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060917/capt.c1e46d466fa242c2887dba6463022b33.afghanistan_suicide_bombers_kab104.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=1xoQkl_UDTcW9_Hw.m4KhA--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="U.S. soldiers block a road after a suspected suicide attack in Kabul, Sunday Sept. 17, 2006. A youth carrying explosives jumped in front of a U.S. military convoy east of Kabul, killing a bystander and wounding three American soldiers on Sunday, Afghan police officials said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0" /></a>AP - NATO said Sunday that its two-week offensive in south Afghanistan was a "significant success" that had driven Taliban insurgents from their positions and opened the way for development. But violence was unabated, with suicide bombers killing two civilians and wounding six soldiers.</p><br clear="all"/>

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