Fight in Taliban's Heartland

When NATO deployed to Afghanistan, the mission was largely to maintain order and help the population rebuild. But in Uruzgan province, Dutch troops had to fight the Taliban for more than two months before securing several villages.

SOURCE: Staff reports | By Gene Thorp and Dita Smith - The Washington Post - February 26, 2008

This Story NATO Confronts Surprisingly Fierce Taliban Article \| TARIN KOT, Afghanistan -- Lt. Col. Wilfred Rietdijk, a 6-foot-7 blond Dutchman, took command of his military's reconstruction team in the southern Afghan district of Deh Rawood in September. Tranquil and welcoming, it seemed like the perfect place for the Netherlands' mission to help rebuild this... U.S. Struggles to Find Envoy, Hindering Effort to Stabilize Afghanistan Fight in Taliban's Heartland		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Staff reports \| By Gene Thorp and Dita Smith - The Washington Post - February 26, 2008 ¬es=When NATO deployed to Afghanistan, the mission was largely to maintain order and help the population rebuild. But in Uruzgan province, Dutch troops had to fight the Taliban for more than two months before securing several villages." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Staff reports \| By Gene Thorp, Dita Smith - The Washington Post - February 26, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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