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A U.S. Military helicopter lands in a poppy field in Marjah, Afghanistan on Saturday, March 13, 2010. American and Afghan government officials who have taken control of the longtime Taliban stronghold are wrestling with how to deal with the region's vast poppy fields that will be ready to harvest in the next few weeks. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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Haji Abdul Zahir, the newly appointed district governor of Marjah, speaks to Afghan and American military leaders on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at a meeting to discuss security in the southern Afghanistan region. U.S. Military leaders warned that the Taliban are using new tactics to try and intimidate local Afghans, who are helping the American-backed Afghan government. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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U.S. Marine Maj. David Fennell, right, speaks with farmers in Marjah, Afghanistan on Saturday, March 13, 2010. The farmers came to the Marine base to complain about U.S. Military helicopters using an adjacent poppy field as a landing zone. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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An Afghan child and merchant stand in front of a market in Marjah, Afghanistan on Sunday, March 14, 2010. American military officials are warning that the Taliban are using a new campaign of intimidation to try and undermine the newly installed Afghan government in this southern Afghanistan district. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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U.S. Marine Corp. Matt Trznadel stands watch in Marjah, Afghanistan on Saturday, March 13, 2010 while Afghan farmers meet with a U.S. Marine officer to complain about the military's use of a nearby poppy field as a landing zone. The U.S. Military and Afghan government are wrestling with how to handle the vast poppy fields growing in Marjah that will soon be ready to harvest. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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U.S. Marine Corp. Derek Clifton of Churchville, Va., works out with makeshift weights on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at a remote compound taken over by the U.S. Military during their recent offensive in Marjah, Afghanistan. The U.S. Military is working with the newly installed Afghan government to assure the local residents that they are not going to abandon the area and allow Taliban rulers to return. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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U.S. Marine Lance Corp. Anthony Greer of Fort Worth, Texas stands guard at an abandoned high school on Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Marjah, Afghanistan. U.S. Military officials warned Sunday that the Taliban are using a new intimidation campaign to try and undermine the fledgling Afghan government in the southern Afghanistan region. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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