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Jul 23 2008, AP

As violence in Afghanistan escalates, the U.S. is responding by scrambling to get in more troops. But it’s far from clear how the strategy will work in a vast, rugged land where hiding places are many and suspicion of foreign forces is deep.Both U.S....

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