Jul 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg
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July 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. troops pushed deeper into amajor Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan in a bid toroot out insurgents and stabilize the region, after one Marinewas killed on the operation’s first day.
Forces advanced into three district centers and areliaising with local leaders to find out what they “want andneed,” Captain Bill Pelletier said by telephone today from CampLeatherneck, a Marine base in Helmand province.
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