STEVE INSKEEP, Host: This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Steve Inskeep.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, Host: Britain today is expected to announce it's sending hundreds of additional troops to Southern Afghanistan. That's in response to an urgent request for reinforcements from its commanders. Coalition forces in the region have been engaged in a major operation against Taliban fighters. Hundreds of Canadian soldiers encountered fierce resistance when they raided Taliban strongholds near the city of Kandahar.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, Host: In recent months, small bands of Taliban fighters have moved into that area. They've carried out bombings and ambushes, mostly in fields and orchards. Overall, Afghanistan has seen some of the bloodiest violence since the U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban regime in 2001.
Britain is expected to announce it's sending hundreds of additional troops to southern Afghanistan. That's in response to an urgent request for reinforcements from commanders there. Coalition forces in the region have been engaged in a major operation against Taliban fighters.