Marine operation pushes militants out of Taliban region, now must earn trust of AfghansCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines trapped Taliban fighters in a residential compound and persuaded the insurgents to allow women and children to leave. The troops then moved in — only to discover that the militants had slipped out, dressed in women’s burqa robes. New US guidelines aim for fewer Afghan civilian deaths by limiting airstrikesCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — The U.S. military made public new guidelines Monday for its troops in Afghanistan, battlefield rules that seek to reduce the number of civilian casualties in an increasingly deadly war. US general says coalition troops need to make protecting Afghan civilians top missionCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal said that U.S. and other NATO troops must make a “cultural shift” away from being a force designed for high intensity combat and instead make protecting Afghan civilians their first priority. New US troops in southern Afghanistan to be a ‘game changer’ in border area, commander saysCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Newly arrived U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan will target insurgents crossing into the country from Pakistan and be a “game changer” in a region long dominated by the Taliban, a top commander said Tuesday. New US troops in southern Afghanistan to be a ‘game changer’ in border areaCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Newly arrived U.S. forces in southern Afghanistan will target insurgents crossing into the country from Pakistan and be a “game changer” in a region long dominated by the Taliban, a top commander said Tuesday. US surge in southern Afghanistan to be a major ‘game changer’ in Pakistan border areaCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — The surge of U.S. troops into southern Afghanistan will be a major “game changer” in the largely Taliban-controlled region as American forces target insurgent transportation routes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an American commander said Tuesday. US Marines fan out into dangerous southern Afghanistan, seeking to change war’s dynamicCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Teams of builders worked through dust storms Monday to expand a base for a brigade of U.S. Marines now fanning out across southern Afghanistan to change the course of a war claiming American lives faster than ever before. Defense Secretary Robert Gates tells US Marines in Afghanistan they won’t be sent to PakistanCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — There are no plans to deploy U.S. ground troops to Pakistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday, despite concerns over increasing violence between Pakistani troops and Taliban militants. Defense Sec. Gates says US troops in Afghanistan arriving quicker than their equipment.CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — Thousands of U.S. troops are being rushed to Afghanistan without the equipment they will need to fight an emboldened Taliban, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and military officials said Thursday. US Defense secretary Robert Gates tells US Marines they won’t be sent to PakistanCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says there are no plans to deploy U.S. ground troops to Pakistan despite concerns over increasing violence between Pakistani troops and Taliban militants. |
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