    Sentence i The US. military on Dec. 2 began o  large-scale sweep . dubbed Operation Avalanche  _. fargeting the south and ¢ast of the country;  where Talibon octivity hos been highest.    Sentence 2: Since Dec: 2 the US. military hes  béen engaged in.o large-scale sweep . dubbed  Operation. Avalanche. targeting the south ond  e011 of the country . ‘