NATO to Afghans: We’re Invading Your Town. Don’t Leave!

Wired by Noah Shachtman | Feb. 9, 2010 (News Report)

Please, please, pretty please don’t leave the warzone.

That seems to be today’s message from NATO headquarters in Afghanistan to the residents of central Helmand province. For weeks, NATO forces have been telling anyone who’ll listen that they’re about to roll into the area in a “major offensive.” And now that “Operation Moshtarak” is just about underway, many locals are taking the perfectly-understandable step of leaving town. ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Feb 9, 2010 - 7:27 AM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Feb 9, 2010 - 7:28 AM PST
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