Marines in, Taliban out, and Afghans have new hope
By CARLOTTA GALL
The International Herald Tribune
For two years British troops staked out a presence in this small district center in southern Afghanistan and fended off attacks from the Taliban. The constant firefights left Garmser a ghost town, its bazaar broken and empty but for one baker, its houses and orchards reduced to rubble and weeds. Read the rest of this entry »
