Winning Hearts and Minds | Afghanistan

Trying to kill flies with sledgehammers.












Photo-Associated Press, Jason Straziuso

"..Afghan officials say an overnight raid Jan. 7 in the village of Masmoot in Laghman killed 19 civilians. A raid in Kapisa on Jan. 19 killed 15 people, mostly civilians. And a second Laghman raid Jan. 23, in Guloch village, killed 16, they say.."

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