Once the main attack begins, U.S. commanders are eager to avoid civilian casualties, hoping instead to win over support of the Pashtun townspeople, who are from the same ethnic group as the majority of the Taliban. American officers have been instructing troops to hold their fire unless they are sure they are shooting at insurgents and not innocent villagers.
How does one tell?
On Thursday, Afghanistan's interior minister, Hanif Atmar, met with a group of tribal elders explaining the goals of the operation and asking for their support.[...]
The elders told Atmar that their support depended on how the operation was carried out and whether a large number of civilians were killed or injured in the fighting.
I see a bad moon on the rise.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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