Afghanistan

[hunter1]

Mission doch noch nicht accomplished? Ein Augenschein aus Marjah:

Hurting U.S. Efforts to Win Minds, Taliban Disrupt Pay

MARJA, Afghanistan — Since their offensive here in February, the Marines have flooded Marja with hundreds of thousands of dollars a week. The tactic aims to win over wary residents by paying them compensation for property damage or putting to work men who would otherwise look to the Taliban for support.

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Col. Ghulam Sakhi, an Afghan National Police commander here, says his informants have told him that at least 30 Taliban have come to one Marine outpost here to take money from the Marines as compensation for property damage or family members killed during the operation in February. :roll:

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