US Marines – Creating more insurgents or space for development?

US Marines – Creating more insurgents or space for development?

What Marja Tells Us of Battles Yet to Come By C. J. CHIVERS New York Times, June, 10, 2010 Tyler Hicks/The New York Times. Afghans passed through a Marine checkpoint last month in Marja, where fighting has continued since a highly publicized assault on insurgents in...
In Afghan region, U.S. spreads the cash to fight the Taliban

In Afghan region, U.S. spreads the cash to fight the Taliban

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 31, 2010; A01 NAWA, AFGHANISTAN — In this patch of southern Afghanistan, the U.S. strategy to keep the Taliban at bay involves an economic stimulus. Thousands of men, wielding hoes and standing in...