Get some! Operation Aims to Secure Southern Afghanistan for Elections Hours into the new Operation Eastern Resolve II in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, defense officials report that U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers are confronting “some resistance” as they work to secure the area for the Aug. 20 elections. The Marines and Afghan soldiers launched the offensive [...]
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