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05-09-2008

A US Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU guards the perimiter of...

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A US Marine from C company 1/6 24 MEU guards the perimiter of a base in Garmser in the southern province of Helmand on May 8, 2008. Helmand, the main source of Afghanistan's opium output, is in the grip of a Taliban-insurgency launched after ...