The town of Marjah is considered to be one of the last Taliban strong holds and source of income provided by its opium fields in Afghanistan. Recently, U.S., British, Estonian and Afghan forces overtook the the city in attempt to rid of the strong Taliban influence there. The goal is to limit Afghan civilian casualties and build support among the local population for the NATO forces to prevent another Taliban strong hold from taking power in the future. The role of Afghan forces will be rather significant and will put their not only the U.S.'s ability to train, but also the current Afgahns force skills to the test.
Greg Voegtle
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8513665.stm
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