David Goldman/AP Photo Villager Juma Khan meets with the provincial district governor and fellow villagers at a shura, or consultation, on July 23 at the US Marine Patrol Base Salaam Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As mentors with the international coalition attempt to phase out their involvement and put Afghan institutions in the lead, the Taliban continue to gain strength in many of Helmand’s northern communities, where legitimate Afghan governance is more of a plan than a reality.

David Goldman/AP Photo

Villager Juma Khan meets with the provincial district governor and fellow villagers at a shura, or consultation, on July 23 at the US Marine Patrol Base Salaam Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As mentors with the international coalition attempt to phase out their involvement and put Afghan institutions in the lead, the Taliban continue to gain strength in many of Helmand’s northern communities, where legitimate Afghan governance is more of a plan than a reality.

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Corporal Gary Kendal RLC/MoD/Crown Copyright U.S. and British troops watch the World Cup soccer match from South Africa between the U.S. and England in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan June 12, 2010.

Corporal Gary Kendal RLC/MoD/Crown Copyright

U.S. and British troops watch the World Cup soccer match from South Africa between the U.S. and England in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan June 12, 2010.

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Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty Images Prime Minister David Cameron (front, left) ran with British soldiers at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Friday. His planned visit to a front-line base was canceled after cellphone calls referring to a possible helicopter rocket attack were intercepted.

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Prime Minister David Cameron (front, left) ran with British soldiers at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Friday. His planned visit to a front-line base was canceled after cellphone calls referring to a possible helicopter rocket attack were intercepted.

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Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take care of an Afghan detainee man before giving him a dinner, at their combat outpost which was used as a Taliban headquarters, during a 48-hour operation in attempt to hold back insurgency activities in a stronghold Taliban area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 1, 2010. 

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US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take care of an Afghan detainee man before giving him a dinner, at their combat outpost which was used as a Taliban headquarters, during a 48-hour operation in attempt to hold back insurgency activities in a stronghold Taliban area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 1, 2010. 

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Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The Afghan police interrogated a detainee at a United States Marine Base in Helmand Province. The authorities were investigating the explosion of a roadside bomb.

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

The Afghan police interrogated a detainee at a United States Marine Base in Helmand Province. The authorities were investigating the explosion of a roadside bomb.

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Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A priest leads US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, in prayer during Palm Sunday mass held at their base in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 28, 2010.

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

A priest leads US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, in prayer during Palm Sunday mass held at their base in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 28, 2010.

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Chris Hondros/Getty Images Lance Cpl. Josh Yang of Fullerton, CA, exercised at a makeshift gym at a combat outpost set up in the ruins of an old Afghan palace in southern Helmand province. The Marines call the gym, outfitted with plywood, pipes and sandbags, their version of Venice Breach.

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Lance Cpl. Josh Yang of Fullerton, CA, exercised at a makeshift gym at a combat outpost set up in the ruins of an old Afghan palace in southern Helmand province. The Marines call the gym, outfitted with plywood, pipes and sandbags, their version of Venice Breach.

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Chris Hondros/Getty Images Children approached American Marines on Thursday in a hamlet near Khan Neshin in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines have been assigned to help gather census data of the area and are carrying out patrols to tiny hamlets near their base to gather information.

Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Children approached American Marines on Thursday in a hamlet near Khan Neshin in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines have been assigned to help gather census data of the area and are carrying out patrols to tiny hamlets near their base to gather information.

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Moises Saman/NYT Flares were fired from a British aircraft on Thursday as forces escorted Gublab Mangal, the governor of Helmand province, to Marja for a ceremony to raise the Afghan government flag.

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Flares were fired from a British aircraft on Thursday as forces escorted Gublab Mangal, the governor of Helmand province, to Marja for a ceremony to raise the Afghan government flag.

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David Guttenfelder/Associated Press Marines warmed themselves by a fire in a compound in the early morning in Marja in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Fighting has slowed in the battle for Marja, with Taliban fighters still engaging in fierce resistance but with less consistency, a spokesperson for the international forces said Tuesday.

David Guttenfelder/Associated Press

Marines warmed themselves by a fire in a compound in the early morning in Marja in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Fighting has slowed in the battle for Marja, with Taliban fighters still engaging in fierce resistance but with less consistency, a spokesperson for the international forces said Tuesday.

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David Guttenfelder/Associated Press United States Marines on patrol outside Marja, in Helmand Province.

David Guttenfelder/Associated Press

United States Marines on patrol outside Marja, in Helmand Province.

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Christophe Simon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Afghan soldiers trained by US Marines from the First Battalion, 6th regiment, thumb through an issue of People Magazine as they wait to be transferred to another camp, in Mahafiz camp in the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand on January 23, 2010.

Christophe Simon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Afghan soldiers trained by US Marines from the First Battalion, 6th regiment, thumb through an issue of People Magazine as they wait to be transferred to another camp, in Mahafiz camp in the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand on January 23, 2010.

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Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/U.S. Air Force Afghan boys play outside as they wait for medical treatment at the Lindenau Clinic at Forward Operating Base Price, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010.

Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/U.S. Air Force

Afghan boys play outside as they wait for medical treatment at the Lindenau Clinic at Forward Operating Base Price, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010.

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Tyler Hicks/NYT In Helmand province, an American Marine with Bravo Company, First Battalion, Third Marines, tried to see in the distance over open ground during a security patrol near a Taliban stronghold.

Tyler Hicks/NYT

In Helmand province, an American Marine with Bravo Company, First Battalion, Third Marines, tried to see in the distance over open ground during a security patrol near a Taliban stronghold.

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Tyler Hicks/NYT Marines played a game of cards in a tent while passing through Combat Outpost Geronimo in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.

Tyler Hicks/NYT

Marines played a game of cards in a tent while passing through Combat Outpost Geronimo in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.

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David Goldman/AP Photo Villager Juma Khan meets with the provincial district governor and fellow villagers at a shura, or consultation, on July 23 at the US Marine Patrol Base Salaam Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As mentors with the international coalition attempt to phase out their involvement and put Afghan institutions in the lead, the Taliban continue to gain strength in many of Helmand’s northern communities, where legitimate Afghan governance is more of a plan than a reality.

David Goldman/AP Photo

Villager Juma Khan meets with the provincial district governor and fellow villagers at a shura, or consultation, on July 23 at the US Marine Patrol Base Salaam Bazaar in Helmand province, Afghanistan. As mentors with the international coalition attempt to phase out their involvement and put Afghan institutions in the lead, the Taliban continue to gain strength in many of Helmand’s northern communities, where legitimate Afghan governance is more of a plan than a reality.

Corporal Gary Kendal RLC/MoD/Crown Copyright U.S. and British troops watch the World Cup soccer match from South Africa between the U.S. and England in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan June 12, 2010.

Corporal Gary Kendal RLC/MoD/Crown Copyright

U.S. and British troops watch the World Cup soccer match from South Africa between the U.S. and England in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan June 12, 2010.

Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty Images Prime Minister David Cameron (front, left) ran with British soldiers at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Friday. His planned visit to a front-line base was canceled after cellphone calls referring to a possible helicopter rocket attack were intercepted.

Stefan Rousseau/AFP/Getty Images

Prime Minister David Cameron (front, left) ran with British soldiers at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Friday. His planned visit to a front-line base was canceled after cellphone calls referring to a possible helicopter rocket attack were intercepted.

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take care of an Afghan detainee man before giving him a dinner, at their combat outpost which was used as a Taliban headquarters, during a 48-hour operation in attempt to hold back insurgency activities in a stronghold Taliban area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 1, 2010. 

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, take care of an Afghan detainee man before giving him a dinner, at their combat outpost which was used as a Taliban headquarters, during a 48-hour operation in attempt to hold back insurgency activities in a stronghold Taliban area in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 1, 2010. 

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The Afghan police interrogated a detainee at a United States Marine Base in Helmand Province. The authorities were investigating the explosion of a roadside bomb.

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

The Afghan police interrogated a detainee at a United States Marine Base in Helmand Province. The authorities were investigating the explosion of a roadside bomb.

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A priest leads US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, in prayer during Palm Sunday mass held at their base in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 28, 2010.

Mauricio Lima/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

A priest leads US Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines, in prayer during Palm Sunday mass held at their base in Marjah, Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 28, 2010.

Chris Hondros/Getty Images Lance Cpl. Josh Yang of Fullerton, CA, exercised at a makeshift gym at a combat outpost set up in the ruins of an old Afghan palace in southern Helmand province. The Marines call the gym, outfitted with plywood, pipes and sandbags, their version of Venice Breach.

Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Lance Cpl. Josh Yang of Fullerton, CA, exercised at a makeshift gym at a combat outpost set up in the ruins of an old Afghan palace in southern Helmand province. The Marines call the gym, outfitted with plywood, pipes and sandbags, their version of Venice Breach.

Chris Hondros/Getty Images Children approached American Marines on Thursday in a hamlet near Khan Neshin in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines have been assigned to help gather census data of the area and are carrying out patrols to tiny hamlets near their base to gather information.

Chris Hondros/Getty Images

Children approached American Marines on Thursday in a hamlet near Khan Neshin in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Marines have been assigned to help gather census data of the area and are carrying out patrols to tiny hamlets near their base to gather information.

Moises Saman/NYT Flares were fired from a British aircraft on Thursday as forces escorted Gublab Mangal, the governor of Helmand province, to Marja for a ceremony to raise the Afghan government flag.

Moises Saman/NYT

Flares were fired from a British aircraft on Thursday as forces escorted Gublab Mangal, the governor of Helmand province, to Marja for a ceremony to raise the Afghan government flag.

David Guttenfelder/Associated Press Marines warmed themselves by a fire in a compound in the early morning in Marja in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Fighting has slowed in the battle for Marja, with Taliban fighters still engaging in fierce resistance but with less consistency, a spokesperson for the international forces said Tuesday.

David Guttenfelder/Associated Press

Marines warmed themselves by a fire in a compound in the early morning in Marja in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Fighting has slowed in the battle for Marja, with Taliban fighters still engaging in fierce resistance but with less consistency, a spokesperson for the international forces said Tuesday.

David Guttenfelder/Associated Press United States Marines on patrol outside Marja, in Helmand Province.

David Guttenfelder/Associated Press

United States Marines on patrol outside Marja, in Helmand Province.

Christophe Simon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Afghan soldiers trained by US Marines from the First Battalion, 6th regiment, thumb through an issue of People Magazine as they wait to be transferred to another camp, in Mahafiz camp in the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand on January 23, 2010.

Christophe Simon/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

Afghan soldiers trained by US Marines from the First Battalion, 6th regiment, thumb through an issue of People Magazine as they wait to be transferred to another camp, in Mahafiz camp in the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand on January 23, 2010.

Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/U.S. Air Force Afghan boys play outside as they wait for medical treatment at the Lindenau Clinic at Forward Operating Base Price, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010.

Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez/U.S. Air Force

Afghan boys play outside as they wait for medical treatment at the Lindenau Clinic at Forward Operating Base Price, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010.

Tyler Hicks/NYT In Helmand province, an American Marine with Bravo Company, First Battalion, Third Marines, tried to see in the distance over open ground during a security patrol near a Taliban stronghold.

Tyler Hicks/NYT

In Helmand province, an American Marine with Bravo Company, First Battalion, Third Marines, tried to see in the distance over open ground during a security patrol near a Taliban stronghold.

Tyler Hicks/NYT Marines played a game of cards in a tent while passing through Combat Outpost Geronimo in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.

Tyler Hicks/NYT

Marines played a game of cards in a tent while passing through Combat Outpost Geronimo in Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.

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