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The triage commander: Gen. John Allen hastily transforming U.S. mission in Afghanistan May 12th 2012, 20:29 Standing in a plywood-walled command post before Gen. John R. Allen, the supreme allied commander in Afghanistan, the nervous-but-earnest young lieutenant cast his platoon's task for the day in the grand terms of counterinsurgency strategy — the American military's wartime playbook for the past several years. The goal of the platoon's walk through a bazaar and meetings with village leaders, the lieutenant said, was for the Afghan government to be "seen as an effective governing body that gains legitimacy with the local population." Read full article >> Featured Advertiser Save space and archive your files.    Avoid unnecessary clutter by archiving files. With the DYMO® Touch Screen™ label maker, you can use the full color touch screen to add graphics or barcodes to your labels for detailed archiving. Dymo.com Ads by Pheedo

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