A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands for an emergency medical evacuation while U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers prepare to provide covering fire on the outskirts of the city of Marja in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2010. U.S. Marines Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James ClarkAfghanistan Taliban 'Using Human Shields' - General -- BBC
Taliban militants are increasingly using civilians as "human shields" as they battle against a joint Afghan-Nato offensive, an Afghan general has said.
Gen Mohiudin Ghori said his soldiers had seen Taliban fighters placing women and children on the roofs of buildings and firing from behind them.
The joint offensive in southern Helmand province has entered its fifth day.
US Marines fighting to take the Taliban haven of Marjah have had to call in air support as they come under heavy fire.
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Commentary And Analysis
We've got the Taliban on the run, but for how long? -- Con Coughlin, The Telegraph
Offensive Against the Taliban a Test of Afghan Strategy -- Anna Mulrine, US News And World Report
Analysis: Afghan offensive tests Obama's war plan -- AP
Courageous restraint -- Times editorial
Our Last Chance to Get It Right In Afghanistan -- KT McFarland, FOX News
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