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Operation Khanjar

Push Into Helmand Triggered Severe Spike in Civilian Death Rate, Failed its Objectives

Derrick Crowe | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

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Derrick Crowe

More troops are not the answer in Afghanistan. We need to lower the overall level of military conflict as quickly as possible, and the only way to do that is to sharply reduce the number of U.S. troops.

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Operation Khanjar: Marines, Taliban Exchange Fire In Major Afghan Operation

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 08.02.2009 | World

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NAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbatt...

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