Marja Residents Report Taliban Intimidation - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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“They have been involved in the area for a long time and they know how to intimidate people. They threaten them with beheadings, cutting off hands and feet, all the things they did when they were the government.”
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Anushka Gandhi on 15 Nov 10The Taliban warned them of violent and barbaric actions if the residents continued to cooperate with the authorities
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Journalists have still not been allowed to visit Marja independently, however; they must be embedded with the American military
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Marja is meant to be a template for a similar campaign aimed for spring in neighboring Kandahar Province, the Taliban’s heartland