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Stronghold of the taliban, marjah. about 125,000 people live here. this is an opium-producing area, so it's been a source of funding for the taliban and weapons-running here. what is the plan for attacking it while keeping the civilian casualtys to a minimum? they are going to circle the city first, then they'll strike in with helicopters from different sites outside and with specialized strike forces, increasing pressure on the inside. trying to keep down civilian casualties and put pressure on the taliban. maybe the pressure makes them flee or they stand and fight. there are targets here tha...

Troops have been in this country. up here along the pakistan border and down in the south. that is where the taliban is strong. as you can see in the red sections here. and now they're going after a real stronghold of the taliban, marj marjah, this is an opium-producing area. so it's been a source of funding for taliban, also for weapons running here. what is a plan for attacking it while keeping the civilian casualties to a minimum? well, the idea is they'll circle first and strike in with helicopters and with specialized strike forces, increasing pressure on the inside. trying to keep down c...

Maybe the pressure makes them flee, maybe they'll stand and fight. we do know there are targets here that matter a great deal. for example, they're going to pay attention to choke points and checkpoints like bridges like this one over here. they're also going to pay a lot of attention to things like roads that become critical for people moving out. for example, this one right here runs from marjah up to many of the refugees have been fleeing this area have already been going out this way. so these are critical things they're going to have to watch as they strike this area. what will they find?...

Attacking it while keeping the civilian casualties to a minimum? the idea is they're going to circumstance it will city first and then they'll strike in with helicopters from different sites outside and with specialized strike forces increasing pressure on the inside, trying to keep down civilian casualties and yet put pressure on the taliban. maybe the pressure makes them flee. maybe they stand and fight. we'll find out. we do know already that there are targets here that really matter a great deal. for example, they're going to pay a lot attention to potential choke points and transportation...

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