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Musa Qala's success story

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The Afghan town of Musa Qala, in northern Helmand, will be the first British base to be handed on to US Marines. The town has now become one of the more peaceful areas in Helmand. Are there lessons to be taken to tackle the wider Taliban insurgency?

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