Marines push deeper into Taliban territory

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: July 4, 2009

NAWA, Afghanistan — U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.

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