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Haji Abdul Manaf, the district governor of Nawa, addresses a crowd of elders during a shura, in Trek Nawa, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. Trek Nawa, a relatively ungoverned region between the Marjah and Nawa districts, is home to approximately 200 families from three Pashtun clans, the Alizai, Hasanzai and Barakzai. Few families officially own land there, and the region is loosely monitored in comparison to nearby districts. Coalition officials consider Trek Nawa a hideout for Taliban who have been driven out of Marjah and Nawa over the past year. However, for the first time, one clan from Trek Nawa expressed willingness to support several coalition initiatives, including the eradication of poppy and taking up arms against the Taliban. However, their tentative support is contingent upon support from local security forces.
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Jan 19, 2011
Haji Abdul Manaf, the district governor of Nawa, addresses a crowd of elders during a shura, in Trek Nawa, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 19. Trek Nawa, a relatively ungoverned region between the Marjah and Nawa districts, is home to approximately 200 families from three Pashtun clans, the Alizai, Hasanzai and Barakzai. Few families officially own land there, and the region is loosely monitored in comparison to nearby districts. Coalition officials consider Trek Nawa a hideout for Taliban who have been driven out of Marjah and Nawa over the past year. However, for the first time, one clan from Trek Nawa expressed willingness to support several coalition initiatives, including the eradication of poppy and taking up arms against the Taliban. However, their tentative support is contingent upon support from local security forces.


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