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Afghanistan and the War on Terror
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July 3, 2009
U.S. Forces Enter Taliban Strongholds in Afghanistan

U.S. Marines in Afghanistan on July 2; AFP/Getty PhotoU.S. Marines moved into Taliban territory in southern Afghanistan on Friday to win over local leaders and populations, and so far have met little resistance from the Taliban, according to a military spokesman.

MP3: Nancy Youssef, the Iraq bureau chief for McClatchy Newspapers, offers an update.

Resource: View a Map of the Operation [NPR]
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Rural Afghanistan Army Lt. Gen. Gen. Stanley McChrystal. Photo courtesy of Defense Department Poppy fields in Afghanistan
Families Struggle to Survive on Afghan Border McChrystal Predicts Hard Road in Afghanistan Author Examines Drug Trade, Afghan Insurgency

Independent Television News special correspondent Nima Elbagir reports on the struggles of daily life along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

Analysts take a look at Army Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's qualifications to be commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, following his confirmation hearing in the Senate.

Author and former ABC news producer Gretchen Peters talks about her book about the drug trade in Afghanistan and Pakistan and how it is fueling the insurgency.
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