Afghan War Commanders Thwart Taliban From Dust-Blown Posts
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Army Colonel Jeffrey Martindale, U.S. commander in the area known as the birthplace of the Taliban, has seen the meaning of “fragile and reversible,” the military’s description for Afghanistan’s status today.
From Forward Operating Base Walton, his troops have driven militants from southern Kandahar Province and forged ties with local Afghan leaders. Insurgent attacks there are one-tenth the level of a year ago. Troops swim in a river once Taliban held.