Taliban Hold Sway in Area Taken by U.S., Farmers Say - NYTimes.com
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 11:33am — Mike
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — Farmers from the district of Marja, which since February has been the focus of the largest American-led military operation in Afghanistan, are fleeing the area, saying that the Taliban are terrorizing the population and that American troops cannot protect the civilians.
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