Afghan War Blog

Matthew McClintock U.S. Army Photo A U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier was killed during fighting in Marja district of Helmand province ...

The Marines are spending lots of money to secure the Marjah, Afghanistan area.  While the strategy seems to be working at the moment there ...

The Civil Military Operations Center (CMOC) in Marjah, Afghanistan is improving the Marjah area through development and civic action projec...

A writer for McClatchy Newspapers reports that things are going well in Marjah, Afghanistan.  Of note is his description of how the economy...

A lot of folks are looking back one year to try to determine what was accomplished in The Battle of Marjah.   Last February 2010 one of the ...

It has been about one year since the highly publicized battle for Marjah, Afghanistan commenced.  The battle didn't go as well or as qui...

"MARJAH, Afghanistan - Nearly one year ago, Marjah was the scene of some of the deadliest fighting since the beginning of Operation End...

The battle of Marjah may now be over but the coalition forces are still conducting operations searching for remnants of the Taliban.  ...

Marjah has been described by a high-ranking Marine officer as "a peaceful farming community".  This is a long way from the fierce ...

The Battle for Marjah is a documentary that will air on HBO on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. EST.  The feature will run 84 minu...

The head of the Helmand Province Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) recently visited Marjah to assess the situation. He is optimistic that...

The Battle for Marjah is now over says a U.S. commander. The fight for the strategic town in southern Afghanistan began in February. Read m...

The battle for Marjah, Afghanistan did not go as smooth as it could have. The "clearing" operation went well although there was so...

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