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Marjah Offensive

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US General: Battle In Marjah Is Over

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A senior Marine general in Afghanistan on Tuesday declared the battle in the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah "essentially ove...

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Taliban Retake Control, Momentum In Northern Marjah

New York Times | Richard A. Oppel Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Since their offensive here in February, the Marines have flooded Marja with hundreds of thousands of dollars a week. ... The approach helped tur...

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Taliban Down, but Not Out

Saad Khan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The recent arrests of the Taliban bigwigs in Pakistan have failed to impact the strategy of Mullah Omar. He has appointed new deputies to carry out the jihad against the Americans -- and Pakistanis.

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