The Taliban sheltered Al-Qaeda, and Al-Qaeda organized the massacres on 9/11.  Taliban forces are still strong in Afghanistan, and have taken over entire towns and significant regions.  Carlotta Gall of the New York Times reports that the U.S. Marines have successfully pushed back Taliban forces six miles from an Afghan town at the heart of the country’s breadbasket region.  Villagers and farmers are returning to the region.  Here we see the logic of having U.S. forces in Afghanistan and the reasons for their success.  View the connection by reading Carlotta Gall here.  EH

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