March 12, 2010
As the military operations of the roughly 15,000 NATO and Afghan forces that have been engaged in Operation Moshtarak since Feb. 13 begin to wind down, the focus in the Marja section of central Helmand is shifting from clearing out the enemy to holding the gains the operation has brought about.
“Our strategy, however, recognizes that military action is…
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March 12, 2010
An Afghan-international patrol discovered a large drug cache in the Kash Rod district of Nimroz province today.
The cache contained 55 pounds of wet opium, 100 gallons of liquid morphine, 30 gallons of liquid chemical precursors, 220 pounds of pure heroin and 110 pounds of heroin waste products.
In addition, the cache contained 660 pounds of ammonium nitrate…
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