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US Marines return to volatile Helmand
 [DAWN] US Marines returned to Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand on Saturday, where American troops faced heated fighting until NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all.... ’s combat mission ended in 2014, as embattled Afghan cops struggle to beat back the resurgent Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... The deployment of some 300 Marines to the poppy-growing southern province came one day after the bully boyz announced the launch of their "spring offensive", and as the Trump administration seeks to craft a new strategy in Afghanistan. Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan General John Nicholson attended a handover ceremony marking the return of the prestigious force, the first Marines in Afghanistan since 2014, an AFP photographer said. Part of a regular troop rotation announced in January under the B.O. regime, they will arrive in stages, eventually numbering some 300 who will take part in NATO’s train, assist and advise mission. Posted by: Fred 2017-05-01 |
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