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US Marines expand NATO's presence in southern Afghanistan
                   
wtop.com     Apr 29, 2008            

U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit wish one another well as they prepare to leave in convoy from a forward operating base in southern Afghanistan, Monday April 28, 2008. No Marines suffered injuries, said their commander, Maj. Tom Clinton Jr. There was...


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Taliban regaining Afghanistan hold, report says

cnn.com     Apr 30, 2008          

The Taliban in Afghanistan -- whose government was toppled by U.S.-led forces after the September 11 attacks in 2001 -- has strengthened its military and technical capabilities even while suffering heavy combat losses, says a State Department report released Wednesday.

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Marines seize Afghan town centre from Taliban

sabcnews.com     Apr 30, 2008          

US Marines captured a town centre from Taliban insurgents in the southern Afghan province of Helmand today. This is their first large operation in Afghanistan since arriving to reinforce North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops last month. ... Asked if the...

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Push comes to shove in Afghanistan

atimes.com     Apr 30, 2008          

In his latest assessment, US President George W Bush admits it's going to be a "long struggle" in Afghanistan (this after seven years of fighting the Taliban). US Marines, fresh in the country, are venturing into uncharted territory, while more coalition troops are being deployed. For the...

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U.S. Marines seize Afghan town centre from Taliban

alertnet.org     Apr 30, 2008          

Source: Reuters KABUL, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Marines captured a town centre from Taliban insurgents in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Wednesday, their first large operation in Afghanistan since ... ... KABUL, April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Marines captured a...

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2400 US marines attack Afghan drug town

legitgov.org     Apr 30, 2008          

US Marines went into action yesterday, pouring into a lawless town in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province -- the first time a sizeable American force has fought in the largely British sector of the country for several years. About 2,400 Marines, many veterans of the war in Iraq, were involved...

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Marines Launch Operation In Southern Afghanistan

theodoresworld.net     Apr 30, 2008          

U.S. Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit arrive at a forward operating base in southern Afghanistan Marines Strike Taliban-Controlled City Force Of Several Hundred Launches Operation In Southern Afghanistan CBS News U.S. Marines in helicopters and Humvees flooded...

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OUTSIDE GARMSER, AFGHANISTAN: Marines storm town in first big regional operation in years

thenewstribune.com     Apr 30, 2008          

U.S. Marines in helicopters and Humvees flooded into a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan’s most violent province early today, the first major American operation in the region in years. ... Several hundred Marines pushed into the town of Garmser in predawn light...

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Anti-drug force attacked in Afghanistan

nwsource.com     Apr 30, 2008          

A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a drug-eradication team in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and injuring... ... By M. Karim Faiez and Laura King Los Angeles Times KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a drug-eradication...

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US Marines pour in to British Zone with dawn raid on Afghan drug town

freerepublic.com     Apr 30, 2008          

US Marines poured into a lawless town in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province — the first time a sizeable American force has fought in the largely British sector of the country for several years. About 2,400 Marines, many veterans of the war in Iraq, were involved in the dawn assault on...

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Afghan anti-drug team hit in deadly assault

denverpost.com     Apr 30, 2008          

A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a drug-eradication team in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 40 others, authorities said. ... The seven other people killed were civilians, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The...

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