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Marines launch Afghan counter-insurgency operation

Kabul : Afghanistan | 5 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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