In southern Afghanistan, even the small gains get noticed

Washington Post by Joshua Partlow | Feb. 9, 2010 (News Report)

For the Fifth Stryker Brigade Combat Team, deployed around the southern city of Kandahar, the mission is to preserve freedom of movement on the highways through southern Afghanistan. By doing so, they hope to fan to life the economic and political embers smoldering in roadside villages around Kandahar and restore credibility to the local government. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Feb 8, 2010 - 8:06 PM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Feb 9, 2010 - 7:23 AM PST
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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Feb. 9, 2010

Embedded reporting on the push to secure Kandahar showcasing the difficulty of the tasks involved in doing so. Good attention to detail, quotes.

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