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Marines and an Afghan soldier take cover after taking enemy fire near where an IED was detonated in Mian Poshteh, Afghanistan.
Friday, Jul. 24, 2009

Open quoteI'm not going to sugarcoat it. The fact of the matter is, we don't have enough Afghan forces, and I'd like moreClose quote

  • LAWRENCE NICHOLSON,
  • U.S. Brigadier General, saying there are only 650 Afghan soldiers fighting alongside 4,000 U.S. Marines in Afghanistan's Helmand region
Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty | Source: Christian Science Monitor