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WASHINGTON, Mar 8 (IPS) – For weeks, the U.S. public followed the biggest
offensive of the Afghanistan War against what it was told was a
“city of 80,000 people” as well as the logistical hub of
the Taliban in that part of Helmand. That idea was a central
element in the overall impression built up in February that Marja
was a major strategic objective, more important than other
district centres in Helmand.

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