Afghanistan: Inside the Battle for Hearts and Minds

The Battle for Afghanistan: A Tale of Soldiers and a School
Adam Ferguson / VII Mentor for TIME

Mission in Kandahar
The U.S. soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment are stationed in a district called Zhari, which lays deep in the heart of an area controlled by the Taliban.

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