Rumsfeld Announces End of Afghan Combat
Washington Post - May 2, 2003
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today that 8,000 U.S. forces in Afghanistan have ended major combat operations and will shift their focus to stabilizing and rebuilding the country.
U.S. Troops Seek Guerillas in Afghanistan
AP (via Guardian) - June 4, 2003
The operation that ended Monday was one of the largest American since Anaconda, the March 2002 battle between U.S. and al-Qaida fighters in the Shah-e-Kot Valley.