U.S. Marines from Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines return fire during a shootout with Taliban fighters in Karez-e-Sayyidi, in the outskirts of Marjah district, Helmand province, May 15, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Asmaa WaguihBold Taliban Afghan Attacks Appear To Send Message -- L.A. Times
Two high-profile attacks — an assault on the U.S.-run Bagram airfield and a strike a day earlier on a U.S. convoy in Kabul — seemed aimed at showing that the insurgents can strike beyond their bastions.
Reporting from Bagram, Afghanistan
With back-to-back strikes at symbols of American power in Afghanistan, the Taliban movement appears determined to show strength and build prestige in advance of an expected confrontation on its home turf of Kandahar province.
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