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Embedded with the Marines in Afghanistan: Can we defeat a resurgent Taliban?
America thought it had won the war in Afghanistan six years ago,
but a recent escalation in violence and instability - including the
death of nine U.S. soldiers this past weekend - has given rise to
the question: Have we allowed the Taliban to come back?
NOW correspondent Bill Gentile reports from Afghanistan's southern
Helmand Province, where he was embedded for nearly three weeks in
May and June with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU).
The 24th MEU are among 60,000 foreign troops on the ground in
Afghanistan - more than half of them American. They face an ominous
challenge as the Taliban attempts a return to power, in some cases
merging with other insurgent groups, and potentially providing safe
haven for Al-Qaeda and other anti-American terrorists. Reporting
from the front lines, NOW provides a soldier's-eye look into what
some consider America's "forgotten war." Are we still winning it?
The NOW website at
www.pbs.org/now will feature Bill
Gentile's personal account of his experiences in Afghanistan, as
well as a slideshow of his moving photographs.