After 30 days of nonstop fighting, the Marines succeeded in capturing the area, which also happens to be one of the biggest opium-producing regions in the country.
Now these American troops are trying to win the confidence of the locals, while also being on the lookout for suicide bombers and deadly roadside bombs.
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Incredibly textured and well-sourced, NPR's report on the fragile situation in Garmsir has on-the-ground feel that isn't easy to achieve. It captures the tensions among the Marines and the frustration of the local population in what appears to be a very balanced fashion. A highly recommended listen.
a human interest story, no more. If it is meant to prove that the US doesn't just stomp in and lay waste the are but actually tries to make nice and even offers more US taxpayer dollars as restitution for property and lives destroyed by the taxpayer-funded bombs dropped, point taken. Question: Would such a tack be welcome in relation to our war in Colombia and the FARC's drug-dealing operations? Afghanistan supplies some vast percentage of the world's heroin
This is a day-in-the-life style story about the issues around winning the hearts and minds of Afghan farmers whose livelihood depends on their opium harvest.
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