Politics & Government
A police officer in Kandahar, Afghanistan scrutinizes traffic at a checkpoint on Monday, May 10, 2010. Afghan and American strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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An Afghan boy carries empty buckets through an outdoor market in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Monday, May 10, 2010. Afghan and American strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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A Kandahar resident holding a chick sits outside a Kandhar market on Sunday, May 9, 2010. American and Afghan strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace in southern Afghanistan with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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A police officer in Kandahar, Afghanistan helps a woman in a burqa cross the street on Monday, May 10, 2010. Afghan and American strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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A street merchant in downtown Kandahar takes a break from selling fruit on Sunday, May 9, 2010. American and Afghan strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace in southern Afghanistan with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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A group of men in Kandahar talk at an outdoor market in the southern Afghanistan city on Monday, May 10, 2010. American and Afghan strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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Afghan men drive through a busy outdoor market in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Monday, May 10, 2010. Afghan and American strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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Street sweepers in Kandahar, Afghanistan take a break from their work on Sunday, May 9, 2010. Afghan and American strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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Two young girls walk down an alley in Kandahar on Sunday, May 9, 2010. American and Afghan strategists are crafting plans to target the Taliban birthplace in southern Afghanistan with a coordinated military/civil operation this summer. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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A Kandahar resident looks over fruits for sale at an outdoor market. (Dion Nissenbaum/MCT)
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