U.S. Sees Jobs As Taliban Deterrent; Rebuilding Projects Slated for Winter
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URGUN, Afghanistan - With escalating violence threatening Afghanistan's future, the U.S. military has a new focus: employ as many of the poor as possible to rebuild schools and medical clinics so they don't join the Taliban or al-Qaida.
The U.S. military operational commander in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Jason Kamiya, believes that the more Afghans being put to work helps take away some of the enemies' ability to recruit.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Sees Jobs As Taliban Deterrent; Rebuilding Projects Slated for Winter
"I'd rather have an Afghan national working on a road or helping build a clinic than g...
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