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Insurgents are nearby. well, not exactly. we're actually inside an old tomato packing plant at the marine corps base at camp pendelton, california. we're in this afghan village. of course, it's a simulated afghan village. these marines are headed to the front lines of southern afghanistan, but first, they are getting some of the most realistic training the military can offer. a village of narrow lanes, mud walls, and blind corners. religious calls, smoke grenades and odors as unattractively named as they smell, like dinosaur dung and gangrene are piped in. so tell people what we're seeing here...

Insurgents nearby. well, not exactly. we're actually inside an old packing plant at the marine corps base in california. we are in this afghan village, of course, it is simulated. these marines are headed to the front lines of southern afghanistan, but first they are getting some of the most realistic training the military can offer -- a village of narrow lanes, mud walls and blind corners. religious calls, smoke kbgrenad and odors like gangrene and dinosaur dung are piped in. tell me about this. >> these are digital avatars. marines could be presented with any situation when they go into it. ...

Taliban resistance in southern afghanistan there. continues to be civilian casualties but that inspired rules of engagement that can put american lives in danger of the reporter connor powell explains. >> u.s. marines under fire in the southern afghan city of marjah. a joint marine and afghan patrol is assemblassembled. but in the maze of mud walls and buildings, it isn't easy. "we have been taking fire all afternoon and marines trying to figure out where they're coming from, but they won't return fire. >> this one diagonal rate here. catercorner. two of them. >> they locate the shooters who h...

Ditches, moving into agricultural fields surrounded by mud walls, going through compounds surrounded by mud walls as they have moved towards the town of marjah trying to distinguish between afghan civilians and taliban fighters. very tough business to do this, very risky for the coalition forces. and i would say that i think most commanders agree it is so early in this, it's going to be difficult to tell at this point how much of a fight the taliban will put up, if there is fighting to be done, the good bulk of it lies ahead in the coming hours and next several days as the marines and the coal...

Town of marjah in the southern region to help the afghanistan to take control there. mike emanuel is monitoring the developments today. mike, good to see you. tell us what they expect to encounter there and what have they found so far. >> it's fascinating. they figure about a thousand hard core taliban commanders and fighters would stay and fight because it had been so telegraphed, announced so innocent afghans could get out of harm's way. they were anticipating a lot of booby-traps and one soldier was killed by a device and heroically fighting in the operation mosh tar rack. and things have g...