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Briefing on security operation for Afghan elections

(14 Jul 2004) SHOTLIST FILE - Orgon Province, Eastern Afghanistan 1. Various shots of US soldiers on patrol Kabul - 14 July 2004 2. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) press conference at its headquarters 3. Media 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Major Jon Siepmann, US military spokesman: "(Operation) Lightning Resolve is focused specifically on setting conditions for continuing voter registration in elections both at the presidential and parliamentary level." 5. Media 6. Press conference 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Major Jon Siepmann, US military spokesman: "As we have said although these attacks are absolutely deplorable they are not entirely unexpected. We see a disintegrating organisation of terrorists and militant desperate to try and affect the elections process." 8. Media 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Major Jon Siepmann, US military spokesman: "Operation Lightning Resolve is one of our efforts to focus more directly on setting the conditions for security and trying to prevent these attacks where we can." 10. Media STORYLINE Thousands of US troops have begun a new operation to prevent militants from derailing Afghanistan's first presidential election on October 9th. Military officials say Operation Lightning Resolve will contain enough "offensive punch" to keep militants off-balance and could see an increase in targeted, intelligence-driven raids US forces are expected to provide a broad security blanket across the south and east during the election, leaving Afghan police and soldiers to protect polling stations. NATO has also begun topping up its 6,500-strong peacekeeping force focused on Kabul and sending detachments out across the relatively peaceful north in the run-up to the vote. Incident-free elections would reflect well on the US military and deflect criticism that it has failed to net bin Laden or Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. The military is also dealing with a widening investigation into allegations that Afghan prisoners have been abused in American jails there. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...