April 12 (UPI) -- Amid ongoing peace talks, the Taliban said Friday it's planning a spring offensive to fight U.S. and Afghan forces in the war-torn nation.
The insurgent group announced Operation Fath, which means "victory" in Arabic, with the aim of "eradicating occupation" and "cleansing our Muslim homeland from invasion and corruption." The group opposes the continued presence of U.S. forces that have been in the country since late 2001.