U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Paul Tooman, left, positions his soldiers to provide security for a meeting in Kajir Kheyl village in Afghanistan’s Khowst province, June 12, 2013. Tooman is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Company W, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers, who are in partnership with Afghan national security forces, worked to establish relationships with key village elders and learn the needs of residents. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Robert Porter
'Green Zone' Ripe For Fight As Insurgents Meld Into Lush Farmland -- Stars and Stripes
SANGIN, Afghanistan — From the air, Sangin district looks like two planets merged: One a seemingly lifeless landscape, the other an earthly oasis of green pastures and orchards.
Fed by the Helmand River and an irrigation system left by the Soviets, the area called “The Green Zone” by Afghan government and U.S. troops, in recent weeks has been a haven for insurgents.
Retaining government control over this verdant pocket of farmland, wrested from the Taliban by British and U.S. forces at great cost, has proven a challenge as the insurgents test the capability of Afghan National Security Forces.
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