US Airstrikes in Afghanistan Are Continuing

US campaign in Afghanistan surpasses vow - World - The Boston Globe: 
In public, officials have emphasized that the Taliban is not being targeted except for “force protection” — where the insurgents were immediately threatening US forces.
But interviews with US and Western officials in Kabul and Washington offer a picture of a more aggressive range of military operations against the Taliban in recent months, as the insurgents have continued to make gains against struggling government forces.