Afghanistan: Inside the Battle for Hearts and Minds
Adam Ferguson / VII Mentor for TIME
On Base
On the NATO side, Ellis had difficulties as well. Reopening the school required the approval of three separate command structures the unit's battalion superiors, the Canadians who ran Task Force Kandahar and their NATO superiors at Regional Command-South.
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