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US Marines battle hard during Afghan offensive - AFP border=

US Marines battle hard during Afghan offensive - AFP

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GARMSIR, Afghanistan (AFP) — Since 4000 US Marines pushed into Taliban-controlled areas of southern Afghanistan on Thursday, one company has been in a constant firefight with the insurgents, the military said. Troops from Echo company of the 2/8 …
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Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign - The Associated Press border=

Marines suffer casualties in new Afghan campaign - The Associated Press

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NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) — US Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. One Marine was killed and …
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