In February 2010, U.S. Marines launched Afghanistan: Operation Moshtarak, the biggest operation since the start of the Afghanistan war, whose main target was the Taliban stronghold of Marjah, a town ...

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan — Weeks after a major United States-led offensive overturned Taliban rule in the southern Afghan town of Marjah, another force continues to hold sway over the population. “We ...

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NEW YORK: The Battle for Marjah is a new documentary, set to air exclusively on HBO, that details the story of the U.S. marines’ battle to liberate the Afghanistan town of Marjah, which had been under ...

MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) — Nearly three years after U.S.-led forces launched the biggest operation of the war to clear insurgents, foster economic growth and set a model for the rest of Afghanistan, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A senior Marine general in Afghanistan on Tuesday declared the battle in the southern Taliban stronghold of Marjah "essentially over." The declaration comes 10 months after ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The shots haven’t even died away in one of NATO’s biggest offensives of its nine-year war in Afghanistan, but US State Department officials are already rushing in Afghan ...

The U.S. general who oversees the war in Afghanistan says the fight for the southern town of Marjah is just the first operation in a long campaign. Petraeus says the battle of Marjah is just the ...

WASHINGTON, March 1 (Reuters) - The NATO military operation in the southern town of Marjah is in its third week, with the Afghan flag raised above the town but foreign and local forces still facing ...

It is the eve of battle and today the Marines on the outskirts of Marjah got their marching orders from their commanding officer. "This is a date with destiny," said Brigadier Gen. Larry Nicholson.

Afghan government troops, American Marines and NATO forces are battling Taliban fighters near the southern city of Marjah. Some troops involved in the offensive say there's been less resistance than ...