Transcript: U.S. Military Launches 'Strike of the Sword'

DAVID GREENE
NPR Morning Edition
07-02-2009
U.S. Military Launches 'Strike of the Sword'

Host: DAVID GREENE
Time 10:00-11:00 AM


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The U.S. Marines this morning launched a major operation in Afghanistan, traveling by helicopter and armored vehicles into some of the most dangerous parts of the country. The operation is centered in the volatile Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan; that's the heart of the country's opium-growing region. It's also one of the main strongholds of the Taliban. For more on the ground, we reached NPR's Graham Smith, who is ...

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