Marjah, Nad Ali and Lashkar Gah Districts
February 11, 2010 - Institute for the Study of War![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/Marjah_NadAli_LashkarGah%2520LARGE_cpy.gif?itok=a3Ka200v)
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