Marjah

US troops ‘fighting ghosts’ in guerrilla war with Taleban
MARJAH - American troops leading a NATO military offensive in Afghanistan are simultaneously fighting a classic guerrilla war with a resurgent Taleban that has successfully managed to go underground, blended among civilians and taken advantage of the region's agricultural fields and irrigation trenches to stage daily ambushes.

MARJAH, Afghanistan - The first shots came from the north, sending Marines ducking into the nearest ditch - some filled with putrid water.

MARJAH, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting the town of Marjah and hearing complaints from residents about the actions of Afghan and international troops who recently seized it from the Taliban in a major offensive.

MARJAH, Afghanistan - Even by Afghan standards, it was a startling find: An opium packaging workshop, buried under donkey dung and old hay in a stable that U.S.

MARJAH - As the NATO and Afghan soldiers fight their way into the Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan, the performance of the Afghan troops have been tested to the extreme level.
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