Winning hearts and minds in Lashkar Gah

Channel 4 by Lindsey Hilsum | Aug. 19, 2009 (Special Report)

(Video) Operation Panther's Claw has pushed the Taliban in Helmand province out of the area along the Helmand river between Lashkar Gah and Gereshk.

The British military say it should enable the 80,000 people who live in the area to vote in Thursday's election. Full Story »

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by Christine Giannini - Aug. 20, 2009

Video account of final days before the election in Helmand province. Good coverage of the British envoy holding a meeting with local elders and their take on the war and voting.

The Afghans have a deep distrust of any govt not locally based. It will take a long time for them to believe in anyone at this point. Can see the point of the elder who said "either have a big war and get rid of them or go away without wrecking anything more". He definitely has a point!