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U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment set up security inside a compound in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 16, 2010. The Marines took shelter inside the compound after clearing it of insurgents and improvised explosive devices. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to remove the Taliban from the town.

U.S. Marines set up security inside a compound in Marjah.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment set up security inside a compound in Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Feb. 16, 2010. The Marines took shelter inside the compound after clearing it of insurgents and improvised explosive devices. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to remove the Taliban from the town.

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