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Marines launch Afghan counter-insurgency operation

Source: The Journal Gazette

Kabul : Afghanistan | 4 months ago

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Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday morning, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the U.S. military's new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan.

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