STREAM STRIDE - U.S. Army Spc. Jesus B. Fernandez crosses a stream during a unit visit to Angla Kala village in Afghanistan's Kunar province, Feb. 6, 2010. International Security Assistance Force troops regularly meet with village elders to improve communications between residents and government officials. Fernandez is an assistant team leader assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Gary A. WitteAhead of a major NATO offensive due to begin soon in southern Afghanistan, Taliban fighters in the town of Marjah are helping local families leave the area, even going as far as lending local farmers their vehicles for transport. “These are our people; they’re not the enemy and they shouldn’t get hurt,” said one fighter as he helped a small boy into a truck laden with the possessions of several fleeing families.
Oh, wait. Sorry, that’s precisely the opposite of what’s going on.
Read more ....Villager Mohammad Hakim gambled that he could wait until the last minute because he was worried about abandoning his cotton fields.
He finally tried to move his wife, nine sons, four daughters and grandchildren out of Marjah earlier Tuesday but said militants told him to return home because they had mined the surrounding roads.
My Comment: Michael Yon has another dispatch from Afghanistan. The link is here.
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