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America attempting a more “humane war” in Afghanistan
(A U.S. Marine in Marjah, picture by Goran Tomasevic) One of the reasons the big U.S.-led offensive in Afghanistan’s Marjah area has slowed down is because the Marines are trying to avoid civilian...
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Afghan offensive : When the Marjah “pork chop” turns into a “lamb chop”
(U.S. Marines in Marjah. Picture by Goran Tomasevic By Golnar Motevalli All militaries are notorious for their use of jargon, acronyms and...
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Afghan Taliban snipers the bigger enemy in Marjah
(U.S. Marines in Marjah.Picture by Goran Tomasevic) By Golnar Motevalli When thousands of U.S. Marines swept into the centre of the southern...
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Women hold up half the sky even in Afghanistan ?
(Women in Kandahar province. By Baz Ratner) Back in 2002, onlookers would often gather outside the U.S. military headquarters in Bagram in Afghanistan, watching women soldiers in full battle gear...
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Coping with death on the Afghan battlefield
Reuters correspondent Golnar Motevalli in Marjah. Picture by Goran Tomasevic) Reuters correspondent Golnar Motevalli was emebedded with U.S. Marines as they launched one of the biggest offensives of...
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America in Afghanistan until 2024 ?
The Daily Telegraph reports that the status of forces agreement that the United States and Afghanistan are negotiating may allow a U.S. military presence in the country until 2024 . That’s a full 10...
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