Fighting Taliban, ignoring their crop

                   
thenewstribune.com     May 7, 2008            

GARMSER, Afghanistan – The Marines of Bravo Company’s 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant’s gooey resin smile and wave. [read full story]                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

wtop.com     May 6, 2008          

By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writer GARMSER, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban, whose fighters are exchanging daily fire with the Marines in Garmser, derives up to $100 million a year from the poppy harvest by taxing farmers and charging safe passage fees _ money that...                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

localtechwire.com     May 6, 2008          

The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. ... By JASON STRAZIUSO...                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

nwsource.com     May 6, 2008          

GARMSER, Afghanistan -- The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave.                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

newsvine.com     May 6, 2008          

The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. ... The Marines of Bravo...                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

examiner.com     May 6, 2008          

The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. ... « of Bravo Company's 1st...                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

sacbee.com     May 6, 2008          

The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. A U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit,...                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

ibtimes.com     May 6, 2008          

The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. ... GARMSER, Afghanistan (AP) -...                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

iht.com     May 6, 2008          

The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. ... The Marines of Bravo...                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

annistonstar.com     May 6, 2008          

GARMSER, Afghanistan — The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave.                

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Marines ignore Taliban cash crop to not upset Afghan locals

freerepublic.com     May 6, 2008          

GARMSER, Afghanistan - The Marines of Bravo Company's 1st Platoon sleep beside a grove of poppies. Troops in the 2nd Platoon playfully swat at the heavy opium bulbs while walking through the fields. Afghan laborers scraping the plant's gooey resin smile and wave. Last week, the 24th Marine...                

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